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Canadians deserve a transparent report into the COVID-19 pandemic
Lynora Saxinger and Braden Manns
alberta
Alberta review of COVID-19 led by doctors who challenged vaccine policies expected next month
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responds to a question during a news conference after a meeting of western premiers, in Whistler, B.C., on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. CBC News is retracting a report from January alleging someone in Premier Danielle Smith’s office emailed prosecutors to question the handling of cases involving a COVID-19 protest at a U.S. bordering crossing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
film
Caitlin Cronenberg slashes her way into the family business with dark comedy Humane
Humane movie still Peter Gallagher feature on Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of David and first-time filmmaker with dystopian thriller Humane
report on business
RBC chief economist Craig Wright to retire after 23 years in the role
TORONTO.JAN.11.2007 Craig Wright, Chief Economist, RBC Financial Group was one of the speakers at the Economic Club of Ontario's Economic Outlook 2007 breakfast. PHOTO BY FRED LUM/THE GLOBE AND MAIL DIGITAL IMAGE
british columbia
B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali’s conviction for teen girl’s murder
A judge has rejected an application to to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C. The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
Unifor applies to represent two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver
<p>In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Unifor says it has filed two applications to represent Vancouver-area Amazon workers to the B.C. Labour Relations Board. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Lennihan</p>
british columbia
B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated
New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia continues to decrease, while influenza and RSV are on the rise. This colourized electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in November 2022, shows cells, indicated in purple, infected with the omicron strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, orange, isolated from a patient sample, captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, NIAID/NIH
alberta
Jury selection begins in mischief trial over Coutts border blockade
A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Jury selection has started in a trial for three men charged in connection with the blockade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
basketball
Canada’s Aaliyah Edwards declares for 2024 WNBA Draft
UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards pulls in a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
world
Brazil’s Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
Former President Jair Bolsonaro addresses supporters during a rally in Sao Paulo., Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides are under investigation into allegations they attempted plotted a coup to remove his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
canada
‘Like 35-year-old woman in the body of a 70-year-old lady’: Four years into the pandemic, Canadians with long COVID are still struggling
Laurie Woelfle, 61, who has long Covid, photographed at her home in Calgary, Alberta on March 09, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta. (Photo by Leah Hennel / The Globe and Mail)
canada
Supreme Court will not hear appeal from churches who fought Manitoba COVID rules
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions.The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured at sunset in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not, UN says
world
Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78
FILE - In this Friday, April 27, 2018 photo, caregiver and friend Kathryn Gaines washes the face of attorney Paul Alexander beside his iron lung at his home in Dallas. Alexander died Monday, March 11, 2024 at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a longtime friend. He said Alexander had recently been hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 but did not know the cause of death. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
canada
Manitoba government could boost security for remote work, auditor-general says
Manitoba's auditor general says the provincial government has introduced information technology security measures to help employees work from home, but some improvements are needed. The Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
world
U.S. expanding airport nasal swabbing program that tests incoming travellers for respiratory viruses
FILE - Travelers pass a sign near a COVID-19 testing site in Terminal E at Logan Airport, on Dec. 21, 2021, in Boston. The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently operates a program at six U.S. airports that asks passengers from inbound international flights to agree to nose swabs and answer questions about their travel. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
report on business
India’s Serum looks beyond COVID-19 with new vaccines for malaria, dengue
A man walks past the logo of the Serum Institute of India, inside the facility in Pune, India, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
canada
Underfunding driving burnout crisis in Canada’s women’s shelters, new report finds
Robyn Hoogendam of Women's Shelters Canada speaks in Ottawa in a Nov. 9, 2022 in a handout photo. A new report says staff at women's shelters and transition homes across the country are feeling burned out, underpaid and overburdened with administrative work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich **MANDATORY CREDIT**
canada
Canadian Covid Society launches to address long-term effects, prevent further illness
A general view of the children's COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday, December 12, 2021.A new non-profit group called the Canadian Covid Society launched Wednesday.&nbsp;The founders are two ER doctors, an engineer, a physicist and a governance expert. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
decoder
Businesses investment per worker is back to where it was in 2004
Toronto police say they are reviewing video of pro-Palestinian protesters seen demonstrating in front of fashion retailer Zara at a busy downtown mall.Shoppers are seen at Toronto Eaton Centre during Boxing Day in Toronto, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
world
US CDC recommends older Americans should get another COVID shot this spring
Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks with CNN's Brenda Goodman at the Atlanta Press Club on Sept. 6, 2023, in Atlanta.
opinion
Why are we talking about working for free on a leap year day?
Rafael Gomez
opinion
The return of measles is cause for concern, not disdain
André Picard
canada
The fall COVID-19 shot’s effectiveness, and other respiratory virus news this week
canada
Nova Scotia’s health authority to lift COVID-19 immunization requirement for its employees
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at a vaccination clinic in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Anyone over the age of 70 in Nova Scotia can now book a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
canada
Fall COVID-19 vaccine cut illness risk by half overall
Doctors say it's important to get the updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine, which offers protection against the XBB.1.5 subvariant driving a current rise in cases. A pharmacist prepares to administer a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
canada
Measles cases raise concerns about vaccination rates, and other virus news for week of Feb. 20
international business
HSBC’s shares slide as US$3-billion Chinese bank hit mars record profit
FILE PHOTO: The logo of HSBC is seen on its headquarters in the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China, Aug. 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
opinion
A harsh truth: The world economy never recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic
John Rapley
report on business
UK fell into recession at the end of 2023 as economy takes center stage in runup to general election
FILE - Shoppers walk past a large poster outside a supermarket in London, on June 10, 2023. Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 4% in January as lower food prices helped offset an increase in energy costs, official figures showed Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The reading was better than expected as most economists expected inflation to rise modestly to around 4.2%. The Office for National Statistics said the monthly drop in food prices of 0.4% was the first since September 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
politics
Makers of COVID-19 protective equipment seek over $5 billion in damages from Ottawa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removes his protective mask to answer a question during a press conference outside the GLOBE Forum at the Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
canada
Flu season potentially waning, and more respiratory virus news for this week
u.s. politics
Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs Democratic and family tension over his independent White House bid
FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event, Nov. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family’s legacy to implicitly compare the independent candidate to his assassinated uncle, President John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)
british columbia
Judge overturns convictions of B.C. woman, accused of coughing on grocery worker
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. A British Columbia woman who was accused of deliberately coughing in the direction of a grocery store worker early in the COVID-19 pandemic has had her convictions for assault and causing a disturbance overturned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
health & fitness
An alarming number of my friends have COVID-19. Are we in another wave?
FILE - A sign advertises a COVID-19 vaccination site in New York, Feb. 2, 2021. A Brooklyn woman who pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with various pandemic-era relief schemes was sentenced Thursday, Feb 8, 2024, to three years of probation and $650,000 in penalties. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
canada
What to know about group A strep, flu and COVID-19 this week