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  • Preventing future pandemics goal of new U.S. partnership with 50 countries
    U.S. government officials will work with the countries to develop better testing, surveillance, communication and preparedness for such outbreaks in those countries.
    Health
    Apr 16
  • Threat level for public officials drops to ‘low’ after pandemic-era surge
    The threats faced by Canada’s public officials have ebbed since the pandemic to the point attacks are now considered "unlikely," according to documents obtained by Global News.
    Canada
    Apr 30
  • Canada’s emissions drop to lowest in 25 years, barring pandemic lows
    Canada accounts for nearly 1.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it the 11th largest emitter in the world, data shows.
    Environment
    May 2
  • Over 25% of young Canadian deaths linked to opioids amid pandemic: study
    Across Canada, the burden of premature opioid-related deaths doubled between 2019 and 2021, representing more than one-quarter of deaths among younger adults, a study found.
    Health
    Apr 15
  • Canadians’ total RRSP contributions fell in 2022 after pandemic spike: StatCan
    The number of Canadians contributing to registered retirement savings plans or RRSPs in 2022 shrank overall, a new report by Statistics Canada shows.
    Canada
    Apr 2
  • ‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators loaded with debt despite rising demand
    Tourism has come roaring back from pandemic lows, but operators say the sector has yet to reach pre-COVID levels.
    Lifestyle
    Apr 23
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  • B.C. daycare operator says provincial red tape could close facility
    Stefanie Swinnard has run The Stage Musical Theatre Academy for more than a decade and after the pandemic, she planned to open daycare and after-school programs.
    Education
    May 1
  • Heritage Council calling for memorabilia for Labatt Memorial Park collection in London, Ont.
    Labatt’s Park has hosted at least one baseball game every year since it opened, even during the pandemic with the appropriate safety measures in place.
    Canada
    Apr 24
  • Peloton cuts 15% of its global workforce, CEO steps down
    Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down, the company said on Thursday as it announced a 15 per cent cut to its global workforce due to a post-pandemic slump in demand.
    World
    May 2
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  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre looks to ‘ramp up’ ranks of volunteers
    The hospital says its volunteer ranks have dropped more than 50 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Health
    Apr 15
  • Peterborough will keep Canada Day Parade for 2024 but its future is unknown
    There were 25 float entries in Peterborough's 2023 Canada Day Parade, up from 21 in 2022 and 16 in 2019. The parade was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Entertainment
    Apr 23
  • Former world champion free diver becomes B.C. 911 operator
    Mandy-Rae Cruickshank trained actors for underwater scenes including Tom Cruise and Margot Robbie. But during the pandemic, she decided to pivot her career into dispatch.
    Canada
    Apr 15
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  • Pandemic protester who yelled at South Asian guard not guilty of disturbing the peace
    A Kelowna anti-COVID lockdown who made national headlines when he told a South Asian security guard at a vaccine clinic to go home to his country has been found not guilty.
    Crime
    Mar 20
  • Pandemic stress cause of Okanagan Skaha school district fraud, court hears
    A longtime employee at the Okanagan Skaha school district pleaded guilty to stealing more than $5,000 from his employer, but managed to dodge a criminal record and prison.
    Crime
    Mar 20
  • Cineplex sees box office revenue up 46% from 1 year ago
    Cineplex also said the total amounted to 95 per cent of what it saw in March 2019 before the pandemic when its take at the box office amounted to $62.6 million.
    Canada
    Apr 11
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  • Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. needs to repay $8M following CRA audit
    REAL will need to repay the federal government $8 million following an audit from the CRA in funding for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Canada
    Apr 5
  • Halifax museum hopes move to Ontario zoo will lift spirits of mascot, Merlin the macaw
    The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax says Merlin has shown signs of stress and depression since the COVID-19 pandemic when it was forced to close.
    Canada
    Apr 4
  • Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria can stay for now, advocates say
    Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Adegboye and her husband have worked as orderlies providing health care to vulnerable patients.
    Canada
    Apr 2
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  • Regina food trucks prepare for return to downtown area following fee changes
    Right before the pandemic, permits for food trucks to operate downtown rose to $13,000, becoming extremely difficult for many vendors to afford, causing many to leave the area.
    Canada
    Apr 3
  • Mischief trial begins for 3 men charged in Alberta COVID-19 border blockade
    The protest over COVID-19 pandemic health restrictions ground traffic through Alberta’s main border crossing with Montana to a halt for more than two weeks in 2022. 
    Canada
    Apr 3
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