Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus
Thierry Henry says he had depression during career and cried "almost every day" early in pandemic
PARIS (AP) - Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France and is Arsenal's all-time highest scorer, has opened up about the fact he "must have been in depre...
Jan 09, 2024
Thierry Henry says he had depression during career and cried "almost every day" early in pandemic
PARIS (AP) - Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France and is Arsenal's all-time highest scorer, has opened up about the fact he "must have been in depre...
Jan 09, 2024
CRA has fired 185 employees for 'inappropriately' claiming COVID-19 CERB benefits
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last up...
Dec 20, 2023
US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more ...
Dec 15, 2023
1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection. The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians. Symptoms ar...
Dec 08, 2023
Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant
OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax that targets the XBB.1.5 variant. The new vaccine is called Nuvaxovid and is approved for people 12 years of age and over...
Dec 05, 2023
COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour
MONTREAL - An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. HMCS Harry DeWolf, an ...
Nov 25, 2023
B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report
VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...
Nov 21, 2023
Alberta COVID panel chair urges federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings
EDMONTON - The chair of a taxpayer-funded panel reviewing Alberta's COVID-19 response is urging the federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's governing co...
Nov 20, 2023
CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process...
Nov 20, 2023