COVID-19 vaccine will help, but the pain will continue for many Canadians
As an emergency room physician, Dr. Gaibrie Stephen has seen the many ways in which COVID-19 has devastated people’s lives.
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Health Canada warns against unlicensed PPE company
Health Canada is urging Canadians to immediately get rid of products from an Ontario-based company selling unauthorized personal protective equipment and medical devices online.
Ontario to extend $200 payment to families of high schoolers
Ontario will offer a one-off payment of $200 to the parents of high school students, whom the province has ordered to stay home for an extended winter break, the provincial government said on Tuesday.
Doug Ford demands more COVID-19 testing at airports as new variant emerges
Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the federal government Monday for not moving faster on COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers as a new variant prompted more border closures.
Canadian food banks get $100M boost from the feds
The funds were announced at a virtual news conference Friday, as Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau detailed the third round of financial support under the Emergency Food Security Fund.
COVID-19 hurting Canadians’ food security and feeding anxiety: study
People who suffered financially due to the pandemic were almost twice as likely to report moderate or severe anxiety in a new survey than those who kept their jobs. According to more recent data, a fifth of Canadian households reported still struggling to make ends meet.
Chronic disease is on the rise — and stopping it requires a new Canadian Environmental Protection Act
As Canadians weather the COVID-19 pandemic, severe cases mirror a slower epidemic of pre-existing conditions, Meg Sears writes.
B.C. spot prawn industry nets new markets close to home
Emily Orr, lead rep for the Prawn Industry Caucus, says B.C.'s spot prawn craze is emblematic of a growing "buy local" trend.
Remote First Nation's swift action puts halt to COVID-19 outbreak
The next two weeks are critical in protecting the gains the Klahoose Nation on Cortes Island made in getting a COVID-19 cluster under control, says Chief Kevin Peacey.
A First Nation braves long shifts in wind, rain, cold and dark after COVID-19 cluster
The Klahoose First Nation immediately went into strict lockdown Nov. 26 after getting news an elder had tested positive for COVID-19. Three more cases were confirmed soon after.
Delay in pandemic-related rise in homelessness means feds have time to prevent it: report
A government-commissioned report says the effect of COVID-19 on the number of homeless people in Canada won't be felt for three to five years, giving policy-makers a chance to prevent the pandemic from putting people on the street.
Inside Toronto's COVID-19 isolation hotel
Hours after she was diagnosed with COVID-19, reporter Emma McIntosh entered an isolation hotel in hopes of keeping her loved ones from getting infected. "With the door shut behind me, I felt relieved. Like I was no longer a risk to anyone I love," she writes.
The legislature has spoken. Will Doug Ford now ban COVID-19 evictions?
A last-minute verbal vote in favour of an NDP motion to ban evictions means Premier Doug Ford must decide whether to follow the Ontario legislature's instructions and halt eviction hearings ahead of the holiday season and until the pandemic has passed.
Program granting residency to 'guardian angel' asylum seekers to open next week
Some asylum seekers who toiled on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada beginning Dec. 14.
Health Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide as early as next Tuesday.