
Ontario saw 3,000 more cremations in March and April than normal — and only half were formally linked to the coronavirus. Here’s what the coroner thinks is going on. Continue reading
Ontario saw 3,000 more cremations in March and April than normal — and only half were formally linked to the coronavirus. Here’s what the coroner thinks is going on. Continue reading →
How would we know if a coronavirus vaccine works? Giving it to people and then exposing them to the virus would be one way, but one epidemiologist calls it ‘unethical.’ Continue reading →
Masks work well to protect others, but your mask works less well to protect you. Here’s why. Continue reading →
Playground slides and swings are still silent and taped off in many large Canadian cities. But, one expert says, ‘there is no reason why they should be closed.’ Continue reading →
A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before a lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out. Continue reading →
Firefighters were still battling a blaze Monday on a U.S. Navy combat ship that injured at least 57 people and sent smoke billowing over San Diego. Continue reading →
Very few of 2,000 students and teachers tested in Germany show antibodies to COVID-19, suggesting schools may not play as big a role in spreading the virus as some feared. Continue reading →
Fans of horror and pandemic movies and the ‘morbidly curious’ show better psychological resilience in relation to the real pandemic, a study argues. Continue reading →
The storied clothier Brooks Brothers, founded in 1818, is filing for bankruptcy protection months after the coronavirus pandemic emptied offices. Continue reading →
Facebook’s decisions to allow controversial posts by Donald Trump established a ‘terrible precedent’ that could allow the platform to be ‘weaponized to suppress voting.’ Continue reading →
The federal auditor general says Canada’s border agency has failed to promptly remove most of the people ordered to leave the country. Part of the problem: bad data entry. Continue reading →
Across Canada, scientists are designing an early warning system for a second wave of the coronavirus. One explains its secret: ‘Everybody has to poop.’ Continue reading →
With the growing list of international brands, including Coca-Cola and Lululemon, choosing to boycott Facebook ads, should political institutions do the same? Continue reading →
Traces of coronavirus have been found in a sample of Barcelona waste water collected in March 2019, nine months before the virus was identified in China. Continue reading →
Schools in England saw 44 outbreaks of the novel coronavirus last week, public health data shows. Continue reading →