As financial relief begins to arrive in the bank accounts of the thousands of Canadians suddenly left unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many are finding the process puzzling.
Canada has passed the crest of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic but COVID-19 could infect many more people than federal officials have estimated if isolation measures are relaxed too soon or too broadly, according to a new study.
Elio Rossetto felt his mother squeeze his gloved hand as she lay in the intensive care unit at St. Catharines hospital.He watched her eyelids flicker as she tried to open them to take one last look at two of her three children as they stood at her
The great lockdown of 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19 has pushed the world’s economies into a crisis “like no other,†the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday in a sombre report that predicts the largest economic contraction in Canada since 1921.
Some people are perfecting their laminated pastry, their sourdough boules or, at the very least, simmering through their stash of dried beans.But others of us are relearning multiplication tables or bouncing a baby on one hip while fielding emails
Essential workers deserve our thanks during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Region of Durham workplaces can’t accept homemade food, flowers or other gifts.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed almost every facet of life — including in business. where many workers have now been forced to work from home.
A Burlington hospital where there have been two outbreaks of COVID-19 is telling workers who test positive for the virus to return to work “immediately†if they are asymptomatic.
Premier Ford says schools will stay closed past May 4 but the school year isn’t cancelled. Meanwhile, four more residents die at a Hagersville nursing
With 19 dead at the Hagersville care home, some worried families would like their loved ones out if they test negative. Health officials say that’s no
With 19 dead at the Hagersville care home, some worried families would like their loved ones out if they test negative. Health officials say that’s no
Ontario will be on coronavirus lockdown for at least another four weeks and school will remain out for millions of students.MPPs on Tuesday unanimously voted to extend the province’s state of emergency until May 12, keeping most businesses closed
Faced with the “wildfire†spread of deadly COVID-19 in nursing homes, Premier Doug Ford says he will prevent caregivers from working in more than one facility to better prevent transmission of the virus.The promise came a day after he said such a
Observers say governments need to lay out a clear blueprint once the time eventually comes to start relaxing some restrictions, in order to make sure buy-in from the public doesn't falter.
The opposition Conservatives are calling for regular in-person meetings of a small number of MPs in the House of Commons as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on.