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Class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care is approved

MONTREAL - A judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec government on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced major COVID-19 outbreaks during the pa...

Jan 23, 2024

Thierry Henry says he had depression during career and cried "almost every day" early in pandemic

PARIS (AP) - Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France and is Arsenal's all-time highest scorer, has opened up about the fact he "must have been in depre...

Jan 09, 2024

Thierry Henry says he had depression during career and cried "almost every day" early in pandemic

PARIS (AP) - Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France and is Arsenal's all-time highest scorer, has opened up about the fact he "must have been in depre...

Jan 09, 2024

CRA has fired 185 employees for 'inappropriately' claiming COVID-19 CERB benefits

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last up...

Dec 20, 2023

US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more ...

Dec 15, 2023

1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection. The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians. Symptoms ar...

Dec 08, 2023

Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax that targets the XBB.1.5 variant. The new vaccine is called Nuvaxovid and is approved for people 12 years of age and over...

Dec 05, 2023

COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

MONTREAL - An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. HMCS Harry DeWolf, an ...

Nov 25, 2023

B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report

VICTORIA - A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke's report says so far, 12,0...

Nov 21, 2023

Alberta COVID panel chair urges federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings

EDMONTON - The chair of a taxpayer-funded panel reviewing Alberta's COVID-19 response is urging the federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's governing co...

Nov 20, 2023