COVID19

A strange thing happened to the leaders of the so-called freedom convoy during their occupation of downtown Ottawa last winter: they became celebrities. Now they desperately want back into the spotlight and plan to use another gathering — this time in Winnipeg — to reclaim their infamy, writes columnist Tom Brodbeck.

When the full story of this pandemic is finally written, the behaviour of people like Dr. Kieran Moore — to say nothing of his political masters at Queen’s Park — will feature prominently, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Several Canadian provinces are bolstering their defences against COVID-19 amid signs of a sixth wave.

NACI strongly recommended a second booster for people between 70 and 79 years of age, and said they may also be offered to people from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.

Anyone with doubts that COVID-19 is simply a cold or a flu can see with their own eyes what the virus is capable of doing.

The escalating nature of these threats is setting off alarm bells among those who study violent extremism, writes Caroline Orr.

Many Asian-owned businesses have had to fight two foes during the pandemic: racism and the COVID lockdowns.

Canada’s health minister believes provinces and territories will likely discuss mandatory vaccine requirements in the coming weeks and months, he said Friday — a comment that came one day after federal Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole told media that “reasonable accommodations” should be made for unvaccinated Canadians.

The rest of us have already wasted far too much time trying to humour anti-vaxxers' beliefs and accommodate their demands, writes columnist Max Fawcett. Now, it’s time for us to move on — and leave them behind.

The federal NDP critic for economic development has written to the heads of Canada's biggest supermarkets asking them to restore "pandemic pay," which was brought in after COVID-19 first struck but was then cancelled.

We need to look hard at our shared attitude towards public schools and teachers, and why our elected officials have been so willing to make them carry the weight, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The Greek alphabet arrived on the global stage and into everyday lexicon riding on waves of the novel coronavirus as the World Health Organization began naming variants in the Glagolitic script.

The stiff upper lip that characterized the conservative mindset in Great Britain has been replaced in contemporary Canada by a perpetually quivering bottom one, writes columnist

Mistrust in government can play a big role in where and how refugees and newcomers are accessing COVID-19 information, write Leila El Shennawy and Meral Jamal.

Eric Garcetti's office announced a positive test result in a tweet, adding only: “He is feeling good and isolating in his hotel room. He is fully vaccinated.”