A Sudbury-based biostatistician says the COVID-19 positivity rate for people in Kashechewan is 'incredibly' high, and getting vaccines into arms is the only way to deal with the crisis.
Kashechewan, a first nation community of eighteen hundred members, is getting hit hard with COVID-19.
An update on the COVID-19 crisis in the remote First Nation of Kashechewan is expected as an outbreak ravages the community.
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.
A dispute between a couple in Elliot Lake this week during an ATV ride led one partner to abandon the other in a remote area, Ontario Provincial Police said.
Ontario is expanding eligibility for second COVID-19 vaccine doses next week and has declared three more regions as Delta variant hot spots.
A 28-year-old man from Kirkland Lake was killed June 6 when he was hit by a vehicle on Highway 11 in Temiskaming Shores.
The controversial Kingsway Entertainment District (KED) development went before the Greater Sudbury City Council Wednesday night -- sparking a lengthy and divided debate.
Ontario health officials are reporting just over 350 new COVID-19 cases as the positivity rate in the province continues to drop.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the province’s plan to support the development of a post-secondary campus and a long-term care facility as part of its work to build an “education village” in Milton, Ont.
Infectious disease experts don’t see signs of concern for the coming flu season despite the little data collected from the 2020 flu season. The WHO typically looks to the previous year’s data to search for trends and make vaccine recommendations.
Officers responding to a disturbance at a motel west of Sudbury have laid charges against a Webbwood, Ont., resident after a suspected overdose sent two to hospital, police said.
An individual who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Espanola Saturday, has now been identified.
The massive ongoing renovation of Parliament Hill, centred on revitalizing and reworking Centre Block as the crown jewel of Canadian democracy, is expected to take until at least 2030 and cost up to $5 billion to complete. On Thursday federal officials leading the renovation project released the final design, scope, and anticipated timelines for completing the project.
The U.S. is gearing up to send one million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine to Canada at the same time calls mount on both sides of the border to ease travel and quarantine measures.
One of two COVID-19-related deaths attributed to the Delta variant reported at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre Wednesday was an individual who was double vaccinated.
Infectious disease experts don’t see signs of concern for the coming flu season despite the little data collected from the 2020 flu season. The WHO typically looks to the previous year’s data to search for trends and make vaccine recommendations.
Under attack by her own party's executives, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is doubling down in defiance of calls for her to step down or take steps to avoid facing an all-party vote on her leadership. 'This is a small group of councillors who will be departing within weeks as their terms end,' she told reporters Thursday morning.
A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana.
A fishing boat in southern Chile was overwhelmed by dozens of sea lions trying to escape a pack of hunting killer whales.
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that she has never 'felt safe' and alleges she was racially profiled while being in the House of Commons.
Canada is now the closest it has ever been to making a World Cup in 24 years. Vanessa Lee on the major mistake that led to Canadian triumph.
Caught on cam: A large tornado seen in a D'Arcy, Sask. farm field damaged crops as the province was hit by severe weather on June 15.
