Category Archives: Lifestyle
Confused by the chaos and uncertainty of the U.S. election? There’s good reason
TORONTO — If Canadians needed any reminders that our neighbours to the south are more strangers than kin, the highly divisive U.S. election provided an unnerving wake-up call. The razor-thin margins and ongoing uncertainty in several U.S. voting ...
Experts say Canada’s three-layer face mask recommendations make sense
As the cold winter weather forces most of us indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's health leaders say it's time to upgrade our cloth face masks. Dr. Theresa Tam, the country's chief public health officer, said in a news conference Tuesday
‘Emotional support Canadians’ extend online comfort to election-stressed Americans
To Americans in need of a little comfort while anticipating the results of the last night's election: Canada's got you covered. Social media users are volunteering to be "emotional support Canadians" to their southern neighbours as the anxiety of U.S. ...
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
