Two million Canadians use food banks each month as housing and food prices soar
The organization says it recorded more than two million visits in March 2024 – nearly double the monthly visits five years ago in March 2019, and six per cent above last year's record-breaking figure.
Weather Network forecasts El Nino to bring warm temp west, cooler temp east
A summer forecast warns western wildfires will likely continue to be “a major concern," with higher-than-normal temperatures expected when the second fire season ramps up in July and peaks in August.
Quebec curfew conveys seriousness of pandemic fight, as Ontario delays school reopening
Canada's hardest-hit regions are further tightening COVID-19 lockdown measures with public health officials blaming holiday gatherings for surging infections and experts suggesting Quebec's clampdown may inspire more restrictions.
COVID-19 case resurgence reaches new daily highs in Quebec, Ontario
COVID-19 cases surged across Canada as several provinces smashed daily infection records and the nationwide tally crested 4,000 on Sunday, November 8, 2020.
COVID-19 cases and deaths surge
Canadians began the Thanksgiving long weekend amid a surging second wave that pushed public health officials to roll back some businesses and tighten COVID-19 measures in several hotspots.
Health Canada green-lights rapid COVID-19 test
Health Canada has given the green light to a rapid test for COVID-19 that could be deployed to long-term care homes and schools to take pressure off provincial testing systems.
With focus on policing failures, how can the system better respond to mental-health crises?
When someone broke into her car earlier this month, Meenakshi Mannoe knew the potential consequences of calling police.
Health Canada approves portable COVID-19 test kit
Rapid COVID-19 testing devices are on the way to remote and Indigenous communities where access and timely results have been hindered by distance and limited resources, officials said on Monday, April 13, 2020, after a new test kit was approved over the weekend.
Should you take COVID-19 death predictions literally?
Data experts are cautioning already on-edge Canadians against taking Ontario's dire predictions about COVID-19 deaths literally, even as the revelation of stark data coincided with more physical distancing measures and impassioned pleas by government and health officials to stay home.
Aggressive measures needed to track and contain spread of COVID-19 in Canada
Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19 as the number of sick and dead continues to soar.