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The pandemic unexpectedly saved thousands from financial ruin. But there’s a reckoning on the horizon
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...
The real meaning behind Taylor Swift’s Champagne Problems lyrics
In the Evermore album note, Taylor Swift writes that this track, which she co-wrote with Joe Alwyn, is “the one where longtime college sweethearts...
Why millions of dollars in pandemic aid is going to corporations making healthy profits
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first...
2 Ontario LTC operators got $157M in COVID-19 aid. They also paid $74M to shareholders
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first...
Distillers scrambled to make hand sanitizer for free. Then the federal government moved on
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...
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...
Provinces should adopt surveillance testing to battle COVID-19, long-term care home review says
One of the largest operators of Canadian seniors’ residences and long-term care homes is calling for provinces to adopt widespread surveillance testing as...
How a high-stakes gambler set authorities on the trail of accused Canadian spy Cameron Ortis
A high-stakes American gambler who is an FBI informant and goes by the nickname Robin Hood 702 played a key role in a...
Genealogy buff delighted to find he helped solve Jessop cold case — but also learns he’s killer’s cousin
Ken, a retired software developer from Toronto, is the consummate genealogy buff. He wrote a book about his maternal family, is working on...
Trudeau government won’t say who got billions of dollars in aid
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...
Singer’s live performance in computer-generated nightclub could be a model for concerts in a COVID world
How’s this for a pandemic performance: a Vancouver singer recently gave a live concert at a downtown supper club to an estimated 4,000...
Edmonton physician says informing families of COVID deaths comes at a personal cost
When one of her patients dies, Dr. Daisy Fung picks up the phone to inform the person’s family. Fung has made these calls...
Pandemic leaves students with disabilities disconnected from peers and short on support
Navigating school this fall has meant a host of new challenges for learners with disabilities, with both students and families often having to advocate...
Federal COVID Alert app wasn’t working for some users for much of November
The developers of Canada’s COVID Alert app fixed a glitch last week that left some users without exposure notifications for much of November. An update to...
Cold weather brings wet masks and other pandemic-related challenges
There is a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon. But first, winter. We’ve been hearing the warnings for weeks. It’s going to be a...
Where you live is who you are: Erin O’Toole and the new culture war
In the midst of the worst public health emergency in a century and the greatest economic disruption since the Great Depression, Erin O’Toole...
