Feds introduce new bill to relax penalties for drug offences
The federal government has introduced a new bill to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences — penalties the…
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Ontario parents, teachers rally for paid sick leave
A group of parents and teachers gathered in their cars outside Queen’s Park to call for paid sick days for…
What it's like at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic as inoculations ramp up
In an interview on Rosemary Barton Live, Emily Musing from the University Health Network says the level of excitement and…
How COVID-19 exposed Canada's innovation weak spot
Dan Breznitz, co-director of the University of Toronto’s Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public…
NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars today
NASA’s mission controllers are hoping to confirm the Perseverance rover’s landing on the surface of Mars at 3:55 p.m. ET…
Federal government secures more vaccines at a faster rate
Canada’s Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand says vaccine distribution will ‘significantly ramp up’ in the country in the…
Canada approves 6th dose from Pfizer-BioNTech vials
Health Canada now says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine vials will have six doses instead of five. New Brunswick Health Minister Dorothy…
Gun buyback program 'not effective' in fighting violence, says sociology professor
University of Toronto sociology associate professor Jooyoung Lee says the federal government needs to look at the root cause of…
Teachers feel unsafe after windows bolted shut at B.C. school
Officials at a school in Abbotsford, B.C., had windows in the building either screwed shut or blocked from opening wider…
Oversight lacking in private COVID-19 testing, experts say
As the private COVID testing business grows, some health experts are raising concerns about what they say is a lack…