Tag Archives: health

Regional disparities in Canada's COVID-19 crisis emerged with growing clarity on Friday, as some provinces celebrated relative success while the federal government rolled out new measures to help...

VANCOUVER - A section of Canada's workforce is being overlooked as the federal government expands subsidies for workers affected by COVID-19, a rights group says. The Migrant Rights Network calle...

OTTAWA - Canada and Ukraine flatly rejected a report suggesting the Iranian regime was seeking immunity from future legal action after shooting down a passenger jet in January. The Iranian m...

TORONTO - Jason Watts hides in the washroom right up until the moment his shift as a bus driver in Toronto's transit system begins. The Toronto Transit Commission worker is terrified of contracti...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial and territorial leaders will speak tonight about ways to better protect those in long-term care facilities, which have been hardest hit by the&nbs...

TORONTO - Sam Conover has been running the numbers, trying to figure out how long she can keep the lights on at her Toronto-based lingerie store after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to temporarily m...

OTTAWA - An inmate with serious health problems will be let out of federal custody after he went to court over fear of contracting COVID-19 behind bars - a move his lawyer hopes will open the doo...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Lawyers are strengthening their calls to thin prison populations following the first death related to COVID-19 at a federal institution. The Correctional Service of Canada said...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says Ottawa should make the industry a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, second only to the health of Canadians, to safeguard the country...

TORONTO - Cash-strapped zoos and aquariums across Canada are soliciting donations from the public to keep their animals fed and cared for during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto Zoo, ...