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Canada's Nick Taylor gets a Masters Mulligan after COVID-19 tainted first experience

Nick Taylor is happy to be getting a Mulligan on his first Masters appearance. The Abbotsford, B.C., native made his one and only appearance at Augusta National Golf Club in 2020. Because of the COVID...

Apr 10, 2024

B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated

VICTORIA - British Columbia is rolling out another round of COVID-19 vaccination boosters, with invitations starting to go out Monday. Ministry of Health says people who haven't received a booster aga...

Apr 08, 2024

CRA fires 232 people for falsely claiming $2,000 monthly pandemic benefit

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has now fired more than 200 people for falsely claiming a federal income benefit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CRA says as of March 15, 232 employees "inappropri...

Mar 26, 2024

COVID vaccines don't cause cancer. But false claims persist in sea of misinformation

Anyone who spends even a moderate amount of time online has likely come across social media posts falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to human health. Among the most widely debunked cl...

Mar 23, 2024

COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down

VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidde...

Mar 18, 2024

Supreme Court will not hear appeal from churches who fought Manitoba COVID rules

WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions. Lawyers for the churches argued public health orders in 2020 ...

Mar 14, 2024

Canadian Covid Society launches to address long-term effects, prevent further illness

A new non-profit group called the Canadian Covid Society launched today. The national society aims to lead the fight against COVID-19 by advocating for people suffering from long COVID and raising awa...

Olivia Thorington Mar 06, 2024

Makers of COVID-19 protective equipment seek over $5 billion in damages from Ottawa

OTTAWA - Canadian manufacturers of masks and other equipment for protecting against COVID-19 are seeking more than $5 billion in damages from the federal government, saying Ottawa misled them about bu...

Feb 14, 2024

Quebec court upholds province's COVID-19 curfew after Charter challenge

MONTREAL - A provincial court justice of the peace has upheld the Quebec government's imposition of curfews during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding several people guilty of breaking the health order dur...

Feb 02, 2024

Class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care is approved

MONTREAL - A judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec government on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced major COVID-19 outbreaks during the pa...

Jan 23, 2024