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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, with 168,000 doses expected to arrive by the end of the year....
COVID-19 has made reading next year’s real estate market harder than ever
Canadians are about to get an update on the state of the housing market and the latest resurgence of COVID-19 has only added...
2 dead in construction mishap in London, Ont., recovery effort underway for one body
Heavy equipment was brought in Saturday in an effort to recover the body of a worker trapped in the rubble of a partial...
2 dead, 4 in hospital after partial building collapse at London, Ont., construction site
Two people have died and four others remain in hospital after a building partially collapsed Friday in London, Ont. Doctors at the London Health...
The Geminid meteor shower could be the best in years. Here’s when and how to catch it
The nights may be frigid as temperatures dip to well below zero across most of the country, but there’s a good reason to...
Elon Musk’s Starlink offers fast internet connections to rural Canadians. But it’s not cheap
When Vernon Kejick got a first taste of Starlink satellite internet on the Pikangikum First Nation, his initial review was succinct. “All I...
What cities can learn from the biggest battery-powered electric bus fleet in North America
The largest battery powered electric bus fleet in North America is Canadian. Toronto’s transit system is now running 59 electric buses from three...
What we expect from regional and city governments is increasingly out of step with their powers
This column is an opinion by Tomas Hachard, manager of programs and research at the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance at the University...
Pandemic ‘pressure cooker’ is driving more couples to seek advice about separation, divorce
Tara Mandarano found herself stressed and frustrated during the COVID-19 lockdown last spring. Like millions of Canadians, she was struggling to work from...
As the pandemic’s second wave digs in, Winnipeg’s homeless shelters brace for a bleak winter
Manitoba is struggling to contain a renewed surge of the COVID-19 pandemic by reimposing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings in Winnipeg and other parts...
Sask. making masks mandatory in Regina, Saskatoon, P.A., reducing gathering sizes provincewide
Saskatchewan will be making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert, and reducing the allowed size of gatherings provincewide. The decision...
Premier limits gathering sizes provincewide as Ontario reports 407 new cases of COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford announced the province is lowering the number of people allowed at social gatherings across Ontario, as the province reported 407 new cases...
Multiple provinces are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. What needs to be done now?
A resurgence in coronavirus infections in several provinces over the last few weeks has raised alarms about current disease control measures in place...
Teachers to be paid $12K to recruit and manage students under government program with WE Charity
A key piece of a much-scrutinized $900-million program to get youth working in the community will also pay teachers $12,000 each to recruit...
Eating wild plants is a ‘world that needs to be rediscovered’
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
How COVID-19 has changed Canada’s economy for the worse — but also for the better
Every facet of Canadian life has been changed by the current pandemic, from how and where we live, to how we shop, eat and...
