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An arbitrator has ordered Air Canada to grant back pay to seven pilots denied religious exemptions from the airline's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. The decision states that Air Canada violated...
April 14, 2026 9:57 am MST MST
A few months ago, COVID variant NB.1.8.1 wasn’t making headlines. However, after first being detected in China in January, reported cases have risen drastically. As of mid-May, the variant had reached...
June 26, 2025 12:09 pm MST MST
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, setting off a series of policies that transformed Canadians' lives for years. The WHO's declaration followed...
March 11, 2025 2:00 am MST MST
There had been warning signs for months. There were the reports of dangerous flu-like symptoms in Asia. News of the lockdown that kept tens of millions of people inside their homes in China. Here at home,...
March 10, 2025 2:00 am MST MST
Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19. "I thought, ‘Really? It's summer,'" the marketing and communications professional...
August 3, 2024 6:30 am MST MST
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s a good idea to have a physician who accused the province of exaggerating COVID-19's impact on hospitals now lead a review of pandemic-era health data. Smith...
April 23, 2024 10:07 pm MST MST
COVID long-haulers, a term that emerged two years ago to describe COVID-19 patients who realized their symptoms were not going away, are still dealing with the lasting effects of the condition while also...
March 8, 2022 9:03 am MST MST
After two lost summers, border city mayors are warning that a third season of tourism impacted by COVID-19 land border restrictions could be catastrophic. The mayors are calling on the federal government...
February 25, 2022 12:43 pm MST MST
Despite the removal of the majority of trucks and protesters from the streets of Ottawa, residents can expect to see a large police presence in the city for the foreseeable future, according to police...
February 20, 2022 8:11 pm MST MST
Police say 47 people have been arrested and "very important progress" has been made to clear protesters from the heart of the downtown core in Ottawa on Saturday. Interim police chief Steve Bell says...
February 19, 2022 7:22 pm MST MST