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COVID-19: The impact of coronavirus on rights, values

COVID-19: The impact of coronavirus on rights, values

Isolating people in facilities where they are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 is a violation of their rights, professor of law says
COVID-19: What coronavirus has shown us about the future robots, AI in everyday life

COVID-19: What coronavirus has shown us about the future robots, AI in everyday life

The coronavirus pandemic has fast-forwarded the functions and roles of robots and artificial intelligence.
WORLD: Anxiety, depression rampant among athletes in lockdown

WORLD: Anxiety, depression rampant among athletes in lockdown

Elite athletes, prospective Olympians aren't sure what will come next
ONTARIO: Secondary school teachers union ratifies agreement with government

ONTARIO: Secondary school teachers union ratifies agreement with government

Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation members ratify central agreements
Health Canada approves first clinical trial for possible coronavirus vaccine

Health Canada approves first clinical trial for possible coronavirus vaccine

The first Canadian clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine have been approved by Health Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.
WATCH: PM pledges support for struggling airline industry as mass layoffs loom

WATCH: PM pledges support for struggling airline industry as mass layoffs loom

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says feds will work with Air Canada after plans to lay off more than half its workforce surface; Federal funding announced for women entrepreneurs, Canadian Red Cross Saturday
COVID-19: Fighting the pandemic could herald a rise in superbugs

COVID-19: Fighting the pandemic could herald a rise in superbugs

Microbiologists say superbugs are a pandemic on the same scale as COVID-19, though it will play out on a much longer timeline
BEYOND LOCAL: Expert says progesterone can help reduce symptoms of menopause

BEYOND LOCAL: Expert says progesterone can help reduce symptoms of menopause

Progesterone doesn’t seem to cause the blood clots, heart diseases and breast cancer associated with estrogen-dominant menopausal hormone therapy
COVID-19: Tips for startups during the coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19: Tips for startups during the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting businesses differently and startups are especially vulnerable
COVID-19: Trudeau says feds are ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing

COVID-19: Trudeau says feds are ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing

Trudeau said a national approach will require the provinces to be willing to work with Ottawa on a collective effort