VANCOUVER—Peter Humphrey says he suffers lingering post-traumatic stress from the time he spent in Chinese custody and jail for a crime he denies: illegally obtaining personal information.
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Cricket Australia is bracing for the “very high risk” of the men’s Twenty20 World Cup being postponed and the resulting financial hit during the coronavirus pandemic.
As the pandemic’s disproportionate burden grows more starkly obvious, the province has yet to begin collecting COVID-19 data on income and race that could help reveal the depths of these inequities.
COVID-19 testing centres are doing well, but may need to adjust to serve their unique communities, including marginalized populations, and also to accommodate more people seeking testing, according to recommendations from Ontario Health.
Thousands of health-care workers are frustrated at being left off the final list for $4 hourly pandemic pay promised by Premier Doug Ford for “heroes” on the front lines of COVID-19.
OTTAWA—Canadian doctors and researchers involved in clinical trials into hydroxychloroquine worry the drug’s got a bad rap before its risks and benefits in COVID-19 patients have been properly scientifically examined.
In February, about 12 per cent of Canadians were working from home. By April, the number had jumped to 40 per cent, with the public and non-profit sectors showing a greater take-up than private industry.
Downtown Stoney Creek’s farmers market is readying to return from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays for a second season on June 18, albeit at a new spot and with some coronavirus safeguards.