Amid another 220 COVID-19 cases and despite social distancing bylaws, large crowds gathered Saturday at Trinity Bellwoods Park as the city began reopening recreation areas.
A day after the mayor and medical officer of health stressed social distancing in the city, dozens of people have been seen sunbathing and relaxing in close proximity in Trinity Bellwoods Park.
After a month of fasting from home and missing out on the usual nightly gatherings with friends and family, Asghar Methiwalla wanted to do something different.
FREDERICTON—New Brunswick reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the province entered the next phase of its recovery plan, allowing people to expand their social circles.
Like all other non-essential workplaces, the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides was forced to abruptly close its Wilson Street facility as the pandemic gripped Ontario.
It starts with a trickle at 7:25 p.m. People walk north from Bloor, some wearing masks, carrying groceries, others carry children. A few ride bikes, but most come on foot, everyone heading toward the same Annex house.
Since the pandemic lockdown began, my house plants have been joined by a few new arrivals: Tomatoes, basil, parsley, dill, cilantro and spinach now clutter my tables and counters.
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
As governments across the province move to loosen restrictions meant to fight the spread of COVID-19, a Star analysis of the best available public data reveals far more Ontarians are catching the virus in the community than has been previously known.
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a sudden reversal of Canada’s employment picture: sliding from enjoying one of the lowest unemployment rates in decades to job loss or underemployment for millions of Canadians. But results from a large national survey show that, on the whole, Canadians did not lose confidence in themselves or in the social safety net as the pandemic took hold.
Leonard Rodriques did not want to go to the hospital. But his breathing was so laboured, his skin so ashy, that his family insisted. His wife, Dorothy Rodriques, drove him to the nearest emergency room and told staff there her husband had COVID-19.
Last December, as she watched the last pickup truck roll off the line at the GM assembly plant in Oshawa, Rebecca Keetch never thought that she — or any of the 2,600 workers laid off that day — would be back on the job any time soon.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—They stand five feet apart, cannot hold hands, kiss or simulate a brawl, but the cast and crew of “Neighbours” — a long-running Australian soap opera that returned to production in late April amid coronavirus restrictions — still hope to convey the same heightened conflict, intimacy and drama that the show’s fans have come to love.
City of Hamilton bylaw enforcement is working with the owners of historic 64 Hatt St., the former Valley City Manufacturing, on several building repairs that must be completed by August 1 to avoid property standards charges.“As always we take a p
After an influx of “very troubling stories” through the pandemic, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime is calling for Canada’s COVID-19 recovery plan to include a violence prevention strategy.
After an influx of “very troubling stories” through the pandemic, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime is calling for Canada’s COVID-19 recovery plan to include a violence prevention strategy.
Mother’s Day may be behind the recent increase in COVID-19 infections currently being recorded in Toronto, according to the city’s medical officer of health.