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U.S. vaccine rollout vastly outpacing Canada's: what can we learn from American push?

U.S. vaccine rollout vastly outpacing Canada's: what can we learn from American push?

Canadians perusing social media may be coming across photos of their American peers bearing wide smiles and vaccination cards that show they've been inoculated against COVID-19.
Canada's screen world 'decades behind' on Black representation, say industry members

Canada's screen world 'decades behind' on Black representation, say industry members

TORONTO — The Toronto Black Film Festival is hosting a panel discussion series with a title that speaks to a pervasive problem in the industry: Show Me the Money.
Strumbellas lead singer Simon Ward on path to healing after mental health crisis

Strumbellas lead singer Simon Ward on path to healing after mental health crisis

TORONTO — A few days before the Strumbellas were set to embark on a Canadian concert tour in January 2020, they dropped a bombshell announcement: the entire 14-city run of shows was being postponed as one of the band's own sought treatment for an uns
Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad COVID immunity

Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad COVID immunity

TORONTO — Health Canada has approved two more rapid tests that can indicate the prevalence of COVID-19 immunity, devices experts say should be used judiciously but can help ensure the success of vaccines.
New Heritage Minute toasts life of Black Canadian piano virtuoso Oscar Peterson

New Heritage Minute toasts life of Black Canadian piano virtuoso Oscar Peterson

TORONTO — Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson’s legendary career is being celebrated in a Heritage Minute.
'Never Have I Ever' star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan among Canadians on Time 100 Next list

'Never Have I Ever' star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan among Canadians on Time 100 Next list

TORONTO — "Never Have I Ever" star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is among the Canadians on Time magazine's 100 Next list.
Sorry, kids: it's time to cancel snow days with rise of online learning, expert says

Sorry, kids: it's time to cancel snow days with rise of online learning, expert says

Sorry kids, but an education expert says a snow day might not be enough to get you out of that test in the era of online learning. Heavy snowfall disrupted the reopening of schools in three COVID-19 hot spots in the Toronto area Tuesday.
Skiers may be safe from COVID-19, but not those working to keep slopes open: experts

Skiers may be safe from COVID-19, but not those working to keep slopes open: experts

Fresh air, blazing speed and spacious alpine terrain makes skiing and snowboarding low-risk activities for COVID-19 transmission, infectious disease doctors say. But the threat is never zero during a global pandemic, they add.
"This isn't a wave, it's a forest fire": experts predict rise of COVID variant cases

"This isn't a wave, it's a forest fire": experts predict rise of COVID variant cases

Infectious disease experts and COVID-19 modelers are sounding alarm bells of an approaching third wave expected to be driven by more contagious variants of the virus.
A breakdown of Canada's isolation sites as details are revealed on hotel requirements

A breakdown of Canada's isolation sites as details are revealed on hotel requirements

As concerns about internationally identified COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking — and increasingly, ordering — people to isolate safely, away from others in their household.
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