The Conservatives picked Durham MP Erin O’Toole to lead them into the next federal election, an upset in a campaign that was initially assumed to be a coronation for Peter MacKay.
Having more kids in a classroom could exponentially increase the number of COVID-19 cases, says new mathematical modelling by researchers at Waterloo and Guelph universities.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
OTTAWA—Canadian health authorities should allow controversial human “challenge” trials of unproven COVID-19 vaccines to speed up the global search for a vaccine that works, says a group of MPs and Canadian medical experts.
THE GOAL: McMaster University’s Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials was initially assembled in response to Canada’s surging demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) when hospitals were facing massive shortages. The team of scientists, engineers and clinicians hopes to become a critical research hub for designing the next generation of PPE.
WINNIPEG—Manitoba shattered its single-day record for new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, most of which health officials said were from communal-living settings.
With a little over two weeks until the first day of school, trustees from a major GTA public school board have penned a strongly worded letter to the province over confusion surrounding the plans for the return to the classroom.
Victoria, B.C., police say that for the second night in a row, they’ve broken up a party at the same downtown apartment and fined one of the participants.
When Canadian teacher Helen Ng moved to the city of Toulouse in the South of France in 2017, she couldn’t believe how different social norms were compared to what she experienced until that point.