COVID-19 case numbers have dropped somewhat in the past few days in the James Bay and Hudson Bay coast communities in Ontario's far north, but there are still more than 220 cases, about half of them in Kashechewan.
With far north communities gripped by a COVID-19 crisis, biostatistician Ryan Imgrund takes a look at what the numbers mean.
Kashechewan, a first nation community of eighteen hundred members, is getting hit hard with COVID-19.
The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it has received a significantly higher volume of calls from taxpayers this tax season compared to a year ago and, as a result, wait times to access services have also increased.
The federal government has not extended the April 30 tax deadline for 2020 returns, and accountants say that’s leaving some Canadians in a lurch.
With income tax deadlines approaching, the federal government is warnings that filing late could mean delays of up to two months for anyone hoping to receive any of the various COVID-19 financial relief benefits.
Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.
Emergency crews are currently at the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in West Nipissing where one victim has been airlifted to hospital and another has sustained serious injuries.
The City of Timmins can hear the wild blue yonder calling its name now that the re-paving of its runways and taxiways is complete.
As part of Pride month, a North Bay brewery is once again partnering with the city's LGBTQ2S+ community by launching a special brew where part of the proceeds go back to the North Bay Pride group.
A man in Cochrane chartered a helicopter to airlift his dog to Espanola for surgery following an encounter with a Moose.
A group of vendors in Sault Ste. Marie are hoping their co-op venture will continue to rebound in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown.
Young entrepreneurs all over North Bay learned the ropes of operating a business through lemonade stands on Saturday.
Ontario is reporting fewer than 400 new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day.
An American congressman says he has proposed to the White House to unilaterally reopen the border to Canadians as Ottawa announced another month extension of the restrictions that prohibit non-essential travel.
A 'brazen' shooting at a child's birthday party in Rexdale Saturday evening left a man and three children, including a one-year-old boy, injured, Toronto police say.
An American congressman says he has proposed to the White House to unilaterally reopen the border to Canadians as Ottawa announced another month extension of the restrictions that prohibit non-essential travel.
All public health restrictions – including the mask mandate and gathering limits – will be lifted in Saskatchewan on July 11.
Women were more than twice as likely as men to say they'll keep wearing masks in crowded places when their community reopens, according to a new survey by Nanos Research.
A 'brazen' shooting at a child's birthday party in Rexdale Saturday evening left a man and three children, including a one-year-old boy, injured, Toronto police say.
New research from the U.K suggests that the pandemic has led to fathers spending more time with their children and helping around the house more.
Tom Walters retraces the long road to commemorate Black freedom on June 19 in the U.S. and the work that remains unfinished.
The Atlantic's Rachel Gutman found an apple that had been left behind in her office before the pandemic started, so she ate it.
The Toronto Zoo opened to the public on Saturday for the first time in 200 days.
Former beauty queen Ashley Callingbull discusses breaking barriers as the first Canadian and Indigenous woman to win Mrs. Universe.
A small celebration was held in a Montreal care home for Cecile Klein's 114th birthday, the oldest living Canadian.
An 80-year-old man has developed a strong friendship with an unlikely companion.
A decade after releasing 'Friday,' Rebecca Black is back and working on new music, here's the latest message she hopes to spread.
It's going to be a very happy Father's Day this weekend for a Yukon couple who flew to Vancouver for the birth of their new baby boy.
