Category Archives: Lifestyle
Iqaluit city council green-lights Nunavut’s first retail pot shop
Iqaluit city council is giving the go-ahead for Nunavut's first retail pot shop. Councilors in the territorial capital voted this week to recommend a cannabis store located near downtown, pending approval of a development permit. The council's motion r...
Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared
VANCOUVER — Pamela Hardy will be getting her 11-year-old twins vaccinated against flu as soon as an immunization program begins but she's worried about how public health officials will deal with any overcrowding at clinics to reduce...
Private school plans including smaller classes show stark inequities in education
TORONTO — With children in both public and private schools, Toronto mom Karuna Satov is weighing two very different back-to-school pandemic plans. Her younger son and daughter's downtown private elementary school is offering smaller class sizes, an exp...
‘Do our lives count for less?’: COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because of her disabilities. The 44-year-old mother in Bram...
In Canadian libraries, the era of late fees may be headed to history books
HALIFAX — The era of the stern Canadian librarian peering at a patron's record of late items and announcing the amount owed appears to be headed for the history books. All of Nova Scotia's libraries are going fine-fre...
Answers to 5 common questions facing families for the COVID-19 school year
Questions abound as families prepare for an unprecedented school year that will be shaped by pandemic precautions. Is it safe? What happens if there's an outbreak? How do I screen my child for COVID-19? Each province has their own re-entry framework, b...
‘Do our lives count for less?’: COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because of her disabilities. The 44-year-old mother in Bram...
Rural Canadians face greater disparities from lack of anesthesia care: doctors
Canadians living in rural or remote communities are at risk of poorer health outcomes due to a shortage of anesthesia services, say researchers calling for a national strategy to address inequitable access to care. Dr. Beverley Orser, chair of the...
Voices of mask-wearers and opponents around the world
The wearing of face masks is causing a cacophony of human argument around the world. Here, a selection of voices from the global debate: ___ “To the best of my knowledge, the face mask has spread faster and wider than any other
More COVID-19 deaths at for-profit nursing homes in Ontario, study finds
TORONTO — For-profit long-term care homes in Ontario saw significantly worse outbreaks of COVID-19 and more related deaths than their non-profit or municipally run counterparts, according to a new study released on Wednesday. The paper in the peer-revi...
