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Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Father-son team allege Tim Hortons took their COVID-safe lid applicator idea
A father-and-son team of rookie inventors say they pitched their patent-pending COVID-safe lid applicator to Tim Hortons, and got a good response. But after the deal fell apart over a price dispute, t...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ontario's new COVID-19 modelling to show ICUs full by early February: sources
Ontario’s latest COVID-19 modelling will project the province’s intensive care units to be be filled beyond capacity by early February, and will also show how a new more contagious variant of the ...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Military medical intelligence warnings gathered dust as public health struggled to define COVID-19
Canada and its closest military allies have exchanged important global health warnings and assessments for decades, but newly released documents show the Public Health Agency of Canada did not examine...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:21 EST
RCMP launch criminal probe into COVID-19 death tied to massive Alberta meat plant outbreak
Ariana Quesada, 16, walked into the RCMP detachment in High River, Alta., on Friday and filed a formal complaint asking police to investigate potential criminal negligence in the death of her father. ...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Can Wall Street help us find the true price of water?
While some say market trading of water as a commodity will help the world prepare for climate change, Canadian experts are wary and doubtful, writes Don Pittis.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why some warn Ontario having 'no plans' to curb local travel could fuel COVID-19 spread
Multiple levels of government are striving to prevent infected travellers from bringing the coronavirus to Ontario from abroad, but experts warn regional movement remains a far greater driver of trans...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Rage, fear, and panic attacks: An ICU nurse gets the vaccine after a rough year
Intensive care nurse Andrea Kosloski describes the vaccine as a "snippet of hope" after what has been a long, rough year. Kosloski gives a raw account of the mental toll of the pandemic, including bou...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:38:23 EST
Experts call for community sacrifices to ensure COVID-19 safety in schools
Provincial lockdown measures have been extended in Alberta and Manitoba, while Saskatchewan has said it plans to review the status of its Christmas limits on gatherings and retail capacity. ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:15:40 EST
Forced to travel during pandemic, Nunavut women want birthing services at home
The recent case of a Nunavut woman who flew to Winnipeg to deliver her fifth child and died of COVID-19 points to the risks in relying on interprovincial travel for health care, especially during a pa...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 18:09:57 EST
Federal government weighs listing Proud Boys as terrorist group
Canadian authorities are collecting information about the far-right Proud Boys group as part of a possible terrorist designation, the federal Liberal government said Sunday as it faced calls to ban t...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:26:34 EST
Calgary pastor says church will continue to break COVID-19 rules, days after health order issued
Police and Alberta Health Services responded to a southeast Calgary church on Sunday, after the pastor continued to encourage congregants to break public health rules following a fine and health inspe...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:18:36 EST
Canucks will return to ice on Monday, following cancelled practice due to COVID-19
The Vancouver Canucks will return to practice Monday morning after cancelling practice and workouts Sunday due to potential COVID-19 exposure.

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:13:01 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 10
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in four travellers from Brazil's Amazonas state, Japan's Health Ministry said on Sunday, the latest new mutation of the virus discovered.

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Most new Order of Canada appointees are white men, despite diversity-boosting efforts
Most of the new appointees to the Order of Canada in 2020 were white men, despite some progress made in boosting the diversity of the elite group.

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
How a 'hotshot whiz-kid' ensnared a Sask. company in a $97.5M deal riddled with red flags
Input Capital, a publicly traded company based in Regina, says it is investigating after its $97.5-million proposed sale to smooth-talking American businessman Eric Blue collapsed two months ago. ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:24:10 EST
Ontario reports record high new COVID-19 cases with 3,945, logs 61 new deaths
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will not be seeing mass immunizations take place until April, as it logs a new single-day record of 3,945 new COVID-19 cases and 61 new deaths on Sunday....

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
How I spent a year learning to respect my body instead of wishing for a different one
I have been an enthusiastic resolutioner for as long as I can remember. But each year of putting myself through this, I’d finish out the year sicker than I'd begun it. Until last year. ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:00:00 EST
Is January really 'divorce month'? Some experts — and couples — say yes
Among some legal circles January is known as "divorce month" because of an increase in inquiries about splitting up. The theory is that couples buck up for one last holiday with family, and then head...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Quebec's COVID-19 curfew officially takes effect
When it comes to enforcement of Quebec's new curfew, police services across the province have been in discussions with the public health ministry, Quebec prosecutors and municipal officials since the ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
This online calculator estimates when you'll receive your COVID-19 vaccine
Using information gleaned from Canadian public health authorities, this online calculator is capable of spitting out an estimate for when different groups of Canadians will receive their shots. ...



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