Category Archives: Lifestyle
Alberta variant cases now at 68; province says strict testing and tracking in place
EDMONTON — Alberta reported Thursday it has 68 variant cases of COVID-19, up 11 from the day before, seven of them with no known link to travel. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, said two of the new
Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief
BEDFORD, Mass. — For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston. The 55-year-old Guatemala native moved in to avoid deportation, living in a converted Sunday school classroom ...
In thrice-demolished village, a Mideast battle of wills
It looks like the aftermath of a tornado. There are dirt plots where there used to be makeshift homes; tent poles stacked like firewood; fencing and scrap metal scattered across a desert valley greened by winter rain; a cold firepit and
Child labour behind every Canadian’s grocery haul, and it may get worse: World Vision
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip.The “Risky Goods” report estimates more than $3.7 billion in goods involved child labour in 2019 – a 63 per cent increase
What do we know about the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. company Novavax?
Canada is taking steps towards producing COVID-19 vaccines domestically, announcing a tentative agreement with U.S. company Novavax on Tuesday to manufacture millions of doses of the shot once they're approved here. Clinical trials are still underway f...
No longer sustainable for social media giants to self-police on content: Facebook
OTTAWA — It's no longer sustainable for social media companies to self-police content and time for governments to step in, the head of public policy for Facebook Canada said Friday. That's why the social media giant is welcoming ongoing work by
Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer
WASHINGTON — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see children being vaccinated starting in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the coronavirus. “Hopefully by the time we get to
Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity
About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They've helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders' home s...
In CDC’s backyard, school reopening debate divides experts
Just down the road from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a community flush with resident health professionals, the Decatur, Georgia, school system had no shortage of expert input on whether to resume in-person classes amid the
Pets are back: Biden’s 2 dogs settle in at White House
WASHINGTON — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden's dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since
