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UBC study highlights need for more effective staffing in long-term care homes

An online survey shows the majority of Canadians report feeling optimistic about the new year in light of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Cases surged after Thanksgiving and the writer wants to stop the same happening after Christmas

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau always knew 2020 was going to be a difficult year, his first leading a minority Liberal government dependent on opposition party support for its survival.

'When in the history of the world have we seen this?'

'We have noticed a distinct increase in people choosing home or birth centre instead of hospital'

'It really is a life-saving intervention at its core'

60 per cent chance of showers or flurries this afternoon

HALIFAX — Fewer Canadians plan to improve their diet as a New Year's resolution in 2021, and are thinking of donating to local food banks instead, a new survey reveals.

A Crown corporation that regulates British Columbia's private-sector insurance companies says an average 40 per cent increase in condo insurance premiums resulted from various factors including risks that insurers face from earthquakes, wildfires