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.
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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.
About 250 cars are expected to be marshalled into the grounds in Little Current on Saturday for Summer Solstice Festival North. The event is designed to support and celebrate National Indigenous Day activities with things happening all across northern Ontario.
More help is on the way for a First Nation gripped by an outbreak of COVID-19 in northern Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Friday.
A lifelong addiction to drugs sparked by a nightmarish childhood is ruining any chances of turning his life around, a Sudbury judge told Jeremy Trodd as he handed down a guilty verdict.
In her closing submissions, Crown Attorney Kristin Smyth called the events that transpired on Feb. 8, 2017, in a Barrie, Ont. apartment "truly heinous and hateful."
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A Timmins woman faces impaired driving and several other charges after a member of the public reported a passed out driver Thursday who was parked on Lakeshore Drive.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week.
Having immunized 70 per cent of its eligible population with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta will lift public health restrictions in two weeks, Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday.
Montreal Canadiens interim coach Dominique Ducharme has been sent home after testing positive for COVID-19.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains that Canada will need to meet the COVID-19 vaccines target of 75 per cent of the total population with a first dose and 20 per cent with two doses before his government lifts border restrictions.
A video, showing a Montreal police (SPVM) officer kneeling on a young Black man's neck, has sparked outrage and calls for an investigation by politicians.
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A missing hiker was found alive after being charged by multiple bears deep in the Alaskan wilderness.
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A small celebration was held in a Montreal care home for Cecile Klein's 114th birthday, the oldest living Canadian.
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