Anti-COVID drug from B.C. gets emergency use approval in Canada
Approval comes as AbCellera Biologics prepares to go public in a move that would likely value the company at several billion dollars
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Religious minorities question allowing Xmas gatherings amid pandemic
“I officiated at so many funerals in the first wave and I don’t want to see us back there,” said Rabbi Lisa Grushcow of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in Westmount.
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The third wave: Shortage of health-care workers who are burnt out or sick
Nine months into the pandemic, burnout and illness are sidelining medical workers across the country in the midst of the second wave
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Mayor eyes capacity restrictions at Toronto stores, malls
With the Christmas shopping season fast approaching, concern has been raised over the infection potential of many large stores and shopping malls.
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Second autism patient stranded at Ottawa hospital awaiting placement
His family says Joshua Monty, 23, has been at the hospital's General campus since July 2019.
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COVID-19: Grief-stricken family urges people to protect each other
The greatest legacy of a teacher who lost his life to COVID-19 would be a community that comes together to keep everyone safe, wife says
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Christmas Fund: COVID anxiety looms over hospital worker’s family
With only one income at the moment, family of six struggles with pandemic stress and the need to outfit the kids with warm winter clothing.
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Community spread of COVID-19 threatens Atlantic bubble
Atlantic Canada has been celebrated as North America’s COVID marvel for having, as the New York Times wrote recently, 'almost extinguished the virus'
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More are surviving severe COVID, but doctors aren't exactly sure why
The gains are likely due to a combination of factors, including a better understanding of how COVID affects different organ systems, and how to manage it
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Opinion: 'COVID zero' is not going to happen here, stop pretending
Chris Selley: Canadians will not defeat COVID-19 without a vaccine. Fact. All they can do is endure it as best they can. And governments too often aren't helping
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Vaccine delivery presents challenges, but there is wriggle room
The Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored at -70°C and so presents some challenges, but there is more wriggle room in the supply chain than you might imagine.
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Canadian COVID testing device, Spartan Cube, has a cannabis connection
Spartan's technology is also used by cannabis consumers
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