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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:00:05 EST
Antivirals could be a pandemic game-changer — and they could be in Canada soon
As a pandemic-weary country confronts another wave of COVID-19 cases with a strained health care system, Health Canada is looking at new products that could offer some relief: antivirals. ...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
This is what a 16-hour hospital shift is like for me while Omicron rages
Resident physician Laura Sang describes what working two back-to-back shifts is like during the Omicron wave.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Daycare workers, parents call for more consideration as Omicron batters essential sector
Facing a "hyper-contagious" variant that's worsening pre-existing staff shortages, along with changing guidelines and reduced access to PCR testing, daycare staff and parents are sounding the alarm. ...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa must work with Indigenous communities to mitigate climate disasters, experts say
First Nations and Indigenous communities in Canada need more support from the federal government to cope with future disasters related to climate change, according to a new report on Canada's disaster...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:36:42 EST
Vulnerable people in B.C. and Alberta being paid to take COVID 19 vaccines for others, officials say
Homeless and vulnerable people in British Columbia and Alberta have been approached with offers of payment to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by those attempting to fraudulently get a vaccine card. ...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 18:02:04 EST
3 Canadian military regiments without royal patron after Prince Andrew stripped of titles
Andrew, the Duke of York, was the honorary colonel-in-chief of the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, the Princess Louise Fusiliers and the Queen's York Rangers until the Queen stripped him of his mi...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:52:39 EST
Quebec parents may be called in to supervise classrooms if teachers out sick with COVID-19
Volunteer parents could be asked to supervise Quebec classrooms if too many teachers fall sick with COVID-19, the province's Education Ministry says.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:19:47 EST
Explosion, major fire in south Ottawa sends 3 to hospital
Three people were rushed to hospital after an apparent explosion and fire on Merivale Road in the city's Nepean area, according to Ottawa police and paramedics.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:30:42 EST
More people leaving Toronto, Montreal for smaller pastures as pandemic hastens urban exodus
Canada's urban exodus picked up steam into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with tens of thousands of people leaving Toronto and Montreal for smaller cities or rural areas, official data show...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
This Ontario man has waited over 2 years for his broken electric wheelchair to be replaced
It's been two years since Shawn Brush tried to replace his broken wheelchair, but he's still waiting. The Burlington, Ont., man, who has a rare condition, is among those saying it takes too long to re...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:00:54 EST
Thousands of suspected injuries tied to breast implants revealed in manufacturer data dump, CBC analysis finds
Health Canada was left in the dark for years about thousands of suspected injuries and complications related to breast implants — including multiple mentions of a rare cancer — that manufacturers ...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:07:28 EST
Quebec premier announces end to curfew Monday, back-to-school plan
Quebec's much-maligned second curfew of the pandemic is coming to an end Monday, François Legault said, as he announced a relaxing of some COVID-19 measures Thursday afternoon.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:24:41 EST
Billionaire owner of Zara to buy gold-plated Toronto skyscraper for more than $1B
Spanish billionaire and Zara founder Amancio Ortega has agreed to buy a landmark Canadian skyscraper for the equivalent of more than $1.2 billion.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:00:00 EST
Canada joins Mexico's official complaint arguing U.S. violating trade pact over auto parts provision
Canada is joining Mexico’s official complaint today requesting a dispute settlement panel to settle a claim that the U.S. is violating the new NAFTA by insisting on a stricter interpretation of a ke...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:55:54 EST
Six Nations man in Brantford, Ont., golf course occupation faces charges related to land-claim protest
An Oneida man from Six Nations of the Grand River faces charges after months of helping lead a protest to stop the sale of a Brantford, Ont., golf course that Indigenous leaders say sits on their land...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:48:07 EST
Fake toonies discovered in Hawkesbury, Ont.
Ontario Provincial Police are warning people to check their pocket change for fake toonies adorned by a strange-looking figurehead and inscribed with a bizarre typo.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
2 years into the pandemic, why aren't all retail workers getting N95 masks?
As workers in pharmacies, grocery and retail stores face the added risk of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, some companies are stepping up protections by mandating the use of the best masks a...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:19:27 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 13
New Brunswick is moving to the more restrictive Level 3 of its COVID-19 plan as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the province.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:57:41 EST
Delayed arrival of agriculture workers could be 'catastrophic' for crops, industry says
A three-week pause on the arrival of any temporary foreign workers to Ontario's Windsor-Essex region has left leaders with concerns for the fate of the growing season.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
A tax on the unvaxxed would be legally and ethically questionable — even if it worked
Trial balloon or serious threat? Either way, Quebec Premier François Legault's pitch for a tax on the unvaccinated raises a host of unanswered legal and ethical questions.



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