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It’s been a big week in business with the Canadian dollar dropping below 70 cents u-s for the first time since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here to explain the reasons behind a weak Loonie is financial analyst Rob Levy.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us turned to new hobbies, habits and ways to cope. A common thread for many of us was food. Dr. Gail Low from MacEwan University knows that well. To cope during the pandemic she turned to the two things that came naturally to her: cooking and research. She joined...

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatchewan’s health-care scene has gone through a very difficult time. Could private health care be a solution.

The Bank of Canada delivered an oversized interest rate cut of half a percentage point on Wednesday, focusing now on boosting the Canadian economy amid signs inflation is well under control. The central bank’s policy rate now stands at 3.75 per cent. Wednesday’s decision is the fourth consecutive drop in interest rates since June and...

The Canada Revenue Agency provided a final update in its investigation into how many employees inappropriately applied for and received payments of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 pandemic. As Sean Previl explains, those fired amount to more than half of those investigated in an internal review into how many accessed CERB...

College and university students have begun voting on campuses, which is an option that wasn’t available in the 2020 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And with student voter turnout typically low, many say easy access is critical. Anna Mandin reports.

Addiction therapists are sounding the alarm after online gambling gained popularity in Canada amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario marked a milestone by launching the first regulated market for virtual casinos in 2022, with Alberta now set to follow suit. Global’s Jeff Semple reports on concerns about the lack of supports for addicted gamblers who want...

Statistics Canada has released a new survey on children and mental health, the first national survey on the topic since the COVID-19 pandemic. Children First Canada CEO Sara Austin joins Global News Morning Calgary to talk about the findings, and what can be done to improve mental health.

Up slightly from July’s numbers, Canada’s unemployment rose to 6.7 per cent in August. It’s the highest it’s been since May 2017 – not counting the COVID-19 pandemic. But as Mackenzie Gray reports, it’s not hitting everyone equally.

A tense manhunt in New Brunswick is finally over. Police announced they have arrested a 47-year-old, just over 24 hours after a province-wide emergency alert was issued about an armed and dangerous man, wanted in a fatal shooting. In Saskatoon, a 15-year-old female is recovering in hospital from serious injuries after being attacked – allegedly...

Alberta has hit a significant milestone in the effort to lower the number of opioid-poisoning deaths. The province has reached numbers not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Jasmine King reports.

A new report from the World Health Organization shows there’s an “alarming decline” in condom use among 15-year-olds, with health-care professionals warning about the impact it can have on their futures. As Sean Previl reports, there’s growing concerns over this lack of protection as sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates increase globally, with gonorrhea, syphillis and...

BC Conservative leader John Rustad is once again saying he regrets getting the COVID-19 vaccine, as he believes it led to other health problems. As Travis Prasad reports, his opponents have seized on those comments, calling them “disrespectful” to the province’s healthcare workers who worked through the pandemic.

Health officials in Canada are changing plans for the annual flu vaccine after new research found a strain of seasonal influenza has completely vanished across the globe. Officials say the B-Yamagata influenza strain may have disappeared entirely after stringent measures were imposed during the covid-19 pandemic. Katherine Ward reports.

The Cobourg Busker Festival returned for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The popular event attracts performers from around the world. Germain Ma checked it out.

For roughly 30 years, visitors and patients of Nova Scotia’s IWK Health Centre had been visiting the institution’s impressive model railway display, and after a four-year closure brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the volunteer-operated railroad is back up and running again.

Four years after the IWK Health Centre shut down the beloved train display due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trains are rolling again. Operated by volunteers, the trains have long been a favourite with kids visiting the region’s largest children’s hospital.

It’s been more than four years since the onset of the pandemic and its devastating impact on the travel industry and new data from Statistics Canada shows the impact of Covid-19 lingers on. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for Monday June 10, 2024.

Screen time raised significantly during COVID 19, and is still believed to be higher than pre pandemic. Here to discuss the impact of this on children is medical expert, Dr. Birinder Narang.

The Living Well Senior Showcase is Wednesday, June 19. The event will feature more than 100 exhibitors and two dozen workshops, reaching Peterborough and Kawarthas’ largest demographic. Allison Seiderer, president and CEO of Living Well Home Medical Equipment, talks about the event and the importance of seniors to stay connected in the community and to...