Author Archives: CBC News Canada

OPINION | Limit alcohol supply during pandemic to reduce burden on front-line workers

[ad_1] If there was ever a time to take the edge off reality by indulging [...]

Acclaimed singer-songwriter John Prine dead at 73

[ad_1] John Prine, the plain-spoken singer-songwriter whose body of work saw him shift effortlessly between [...]

Are COVID-19 isolation and booze a dangerous mix? Some health experts think so

[ad_1] Long lines. Shoppers, many of them wearing masks, standing two metres apart. Is it [...]

Ottawa Food Bank raises $170K in one day with donations from Wu-Tang Clan, Shopify exec

[ad_1] The Ottawa Food Bank received over $170,000 in the span of 24 hours after [...]

Ottawa Food Bank raises $170K in one day with donations from Wu-Tang Clan, Shopify exec

[ad_1] The Ottawa Food Bank received over $170,000 in the span of 24 hours after [...]

‘Everybody is susceptible’: Why younger Canadians may be helping fuel the spread of COVID-19

[ad_1] Younger Canadians represent one in three of all reported COVID-19 cases, and experts say [...]

Young people have no ‘bulletproof’ protection from COVID-19 — particularly smokers and vapers

[ad_1] If you are young and think you are immune to COVID-19, some doctors would like [...]

Ontario releases list of essential workplaces that can remain open amid COVID-19 outbreak

[ad_1] Workplaces that have been deemed “non-essential” or “at-risk” have until the end of Tuesday to close [...]

Alcohol sales soar amid panic buying, and officials face hard choices

[ad_1] Some provinces are weighing whether to keep liquor stores open during the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

Quebec City mother sentenced to life in prison for toddler’s death after guilty plea

[ad_1] A woman in Quebec City has been sentenced to life in prison, with no chance [...]