Health Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
After a months-long review, Health Canada regulators today approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University-AstraZeneca for use in Canada — clearing the way for millions more inoculations…
Anti-Chinese sign outside Ontario bar sparks calls for action
People in London, Ont., are calling for political action after seeing a sign at a downtown bar earlier this week that they say directly targets the Asian…
None of Ottawa’s new travel rules apply to the largest group of people entering Canada — truckers
None of the federal government's recently announced new travel measures — which include COVID-19 testing upon arrival — apply to the largest group of people regularly entering…
Ice coverage in Gulf of St. Lawrence at historic low for midwinter
Just over one per cent of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is covered in ice this week — much less than in a normal year, when almost…
Asylum seekers from India swindled into paying thousands for free services, say health workers
This story is based on an investigation by Romain Schué for Radio-Canada's program Enquête.Thousands of dollars in fees but no invoices. Charges for services that are otherwise…
Vaccine wars: Nations race to win friends and influence through vaccine distribution
It all seems so long ago now, but as 2019 drew to a close there was a lot of talk about a new "space race."In November 2019,…
Canadian snowbirds abroad grapple with tough new travel rules that include a big hotel bill
Despite Canada's advisory not to travel abroad during the pandemic, snowbirds have been able to easily book flights and head south.But now those snowbirds face major hurdles…
Where the lopsided economic impact of COVID-19 in Canada goes from here
All economic downturns are unfair. Some people inevitably get hit harder than others. But almost a year into the COVID-19 catastrophe, the data makes it abundantly clear:…
1 year after Canada’s first coronavirus case, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on
Monday marks one year since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada, in a patient who came to Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital…
In letter to PM, Kenney calls for consequences or compensation over Keystone XL cancellation
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is repeating his calls for economic retaliation for the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, or at least some compensation for TC Energy…
COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard
While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western Canada, where they make…