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By Marnie Cathcart Canada’s flu season has peaked and is showing signs of being nearly over, according to the latest national FluWatch report released on Jan. 13. The report said that for the…

By Marnie Cathcart Health Canada has issued recalls for thousands of products from big brands and retailers this month, including Costco, Bissell, IKEA, Giant Tiger, and Decathlon, due to various safety concerns.…

By Peter Wilson Over 1 million post-secondary students collected the federal government’s pandemic relief subsidies in 2020, according to a new Statistics Canada report, which also found that thousands of students collected more…

By Marnie Cathcart Alcohol-induced deaths during COVID-19 increased by 18 percent from 2019 to 2020—the largest year-over-year change in deaths caused by alcohol in 20 years—while deaths from all causes were…

By Noé Chartier Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted Canada’s mineral resources while visiting a new rare earth elements processing plant in Saskatoon, saying the country is the perfect alternative to China which has been dominating the market. “People…

By Peter Wilson The federal government is giving over $3 million to the city of London, Ont., for an initiative aimed at curbing rising gun crime in the area, says the Department of…

By Tara MacIsaac Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Monday a plan to tackle the province’s backlog of routine surgeries—such as cataract surgery, knee and hip replacement, and foot…

By Isaac Teo The Canadian military has appointed LGBTQ advisors to serve in its chaplain service to promote “diversity and inclusion” within the armed forces, says a federal briefing note on Dec. 6. “We have…

By Marnie Cathcart Fifteen months after submitting a claim to the federal program for vaccine injuries, a man paralyzed from the COVID-19 shot and now confined to a wheelchair was notified…

By Andrew Chen The government is aiming to toughen penalties for poor airline service this spring, said Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, who appeared before a parliamentary committee on Jan. 12 looking into whether current…