Category Archives: Lifestyle
COVID-19 underscores need for Canada to approve HIV self-tests, says researcher
A researcher says she's hopeful that the push to make rapid COVID-19 testing kits available in Canada will help hasten the regulatory approval of devices that let people to check their HIV status at home. A new paper published in the
Cross-country skiers to pay for parking to use groomed trails in Kananaskis, Alta.
KANANASKIS, Alta. — The Alberta government says skiers will need to pay for parking to have groomed cross-country trails in the popular Kananaskis Country. Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon says the province has entered into a one-year part...
Cross-country skiers to pay for parking to use groomed trails in Kananaskis, Alta.
KANANASKIS, Alta. — The Alberta government says skiers will need to pay for parking to have groomed cross-country trails in the popular Kananaskis Country. Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon says the province has entered into a one-year part...
Cost for cancer-fighting drugs triples in Canada but still no national drug plan
Sales of medications to treat cancer have nearly tripled in Canada over the past decade, reaching $3.9 billion last year, a report by a federal agency says. The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has released data showing cancer medications account ...
Ho, no, no: Experts advise preparing for a scaled-back COVID holiday season
TORONTO — It's unlikely most Canadians will enjoy a holly jolly Christmas season of gatherings, carolling and travel, say public health experts who encourage those who revel in holiday traditions to accept more sacrifices ahead. As the pandemic's secon...
Oosterhoff party was ‘reminded several times’ to follow COVID rules, restaurant says
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A southern Ontario restaurant says members of a recent private party that included a provincial politician ignored pandemic-related safety guidelines. In a post on its Facebook page this week, Betty's Restaurant in Niagara Falls, ...
Canadians come together online to ring in U.S. election with cross-border stakes
In 2008, avid politico Daniel Roukema was moved to tears while watching the U.S. election at an Ottawa pub, the elated crowd around him breaking into cheers, when the newscaster announced that Barack Obama had been elected the first Black
Membertou First Nation to become latest to join Mi’kmaq livelihood fishery in N.S.
HALIFAX — The leader of a Cape Breton First Nation says his community is planning a self-regulated lobster fishery similar to the one on the province's southwestern shore that has sparked fierce opposition from non-Indigenous harvesters. Chief Te...
Nova Scotia restaurants boycott lobster in response to violence against the Mi’kmaq
HALIFAX — Kourosh Rad, owner of Garden Food Bar and Lounge in Halifax, says he removed his popular lobster-based menu items in support of the province's Mi'kmaq fishers. The Mi'kmaq are in a dispute over fishing rights in southwestern Nova Scotia
Traditional Halloween not recommended in hot spots regions says Ontario’s top doctor
TORONTO — Children in Ontario's four COVID-19 hot spots should not go trick-or-treating this Halloween, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, stressing that the extent to which that advice is followed could affect the upcoming holiday season. Ford said ...
