Tag Archives: health

OTTAWA - Virtual sittings of the House of Commons and parliamentary committees are causing headaches for interpreters - literally. Coping with iffy audio quality, occasional feedback loops, new t...

TORONTO - The economic brutality of Canada's anti-pandemic measures was highlighted on Friday with the latest figures showing almost two million people lost their jobs in April on top of the one milli...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the co...

OTTAWA - Governments that want to use smartphones to trace the movements of Canadians during the COVID-19 crisis should handle personal information with care, privacy watchdogs from across the country...

OTTAWA - An annual survey looking at who Canadians trust most suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has given Canadians almost absolute trust in doctors, while trust in corporate leaders and the media has pl...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the det...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7 p.m. British Columbia is reporting two more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total number of people who ha...

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far:   ...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:14 p.m. ET on May 7, 2020: There are 64,922 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 35,238 confirmed ...

VANCOUVER - Getting around Stanley Park since the pandemic struck is a new experience for Tom Green. Roads that weave through the urban forest in Vancouver have been closed to traffic, makin...