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Last of Us 2 has ‘changed the game’ for accessibility
Six years in the making, the highly anticipated PlayStation 4 video game The Last of Us 2 is taking the industry to a new...
Video captures residents wandering into woman’s room at Ottawa long-term care home hit hard by COVID-19
A camera installed by a woman concerned about her mother’s health inside an Ottawa long-term care home overwhelmed by COVID-19 shows several residents...
Nursing home told families hospital wouldn’t accept sick residents during pandemic. That wasn’t true
The long-term care home where more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic than anywhere else in Ontario is facing new scrutiny. Families...
Demand for face shields looks to be heating up as Canadians seek summertime COVID protection
If wearing a face mask seemed strange to most people not so long ago, wearing a plastic face shield had to be downright...
Can I host a kids party in my backyard? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We’re breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic. Send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as...
CEO asks employees to lie on timecards or risk job losses — violating labour laws
Several workers of a high-profile company say they were pressured into giving up paid vacation days, then told to lie about it on...
NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it “only” had the health limitations of a global pandemic to...
Heartbreak on the 49th parallel: Lives interrupted by the Canada-U.S. border closure
It’s been a dismal few days for Canada-U.S. relations. Specifically, for people in relationships with someone on the other side of the border, dealing...
WorkSafeBC told to investigate allegation of ‘culturally unsafe’ workplace at City of Vancouver
WorkSafeBC, a government agency that oversees workers’ health and safety in the province, has been ordered to investigate an Indigenous woman’s claim that she...
From oxygen-level checks to no masks — customers face wide range of COVID-19 safety protocols
A Volkswagen owner goes into a dealership and is shocked to see that none of the employees are wearing masks. A dental patient...
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean?
Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean? The increasing calls to defund the police in...
Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic
An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses across Canada is on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that harm-reduction workers and doctors say exacerbates...
Bike lanes installed on urgent basis across Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
Been meaning for years to bicycle to work, as a way to improve your fitness and save money on gas and parking? Now...
5 green infrastructure projects engineers recommend to boost COVID-19 economic recovery
With at least two million jobs lost across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy officially in recession, more stimulus is expected...
Ontario extends emergency orders to June 19, as province reports 455 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario is extending its emergency orders for another 10 days, the same day the province reported an additional 455 cases, 68 of which were the...
Here’s what different provinces, territories are planning for COVID-19 reopenings
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here’s a look at...
