Two racial trauma therapists in Vancouver, B.C., say they've noticed an increase in Asian Canadian patients seeking mental health support since the surge in anti-Asian attacks. Vancouver police said anti-Asian hate crimes increased over 700 per cent in 2020.
The case reported at the Diavik Diamond Mine on March 29 is the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.
An inspection of the long-term care home at the centre of B.C's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak found staffing and cleaning levels were inadequate as the coronavirus spread throughout the facility, a freedom of information request has revealed.
The medication used for COVID-19 patients at an eastern Ontario hospital is part of the murder investigation into Dr. Brian Nadler, CBC News has learned.
Ontario's premier is expected to announce provincewide restrictions later Thursday in the face of rising COVID-19 cases and increasing strain on hospitals, a move that comes a day after Quebec Premier François Legault announced tighter rules in three cities he said are facing a "critical" situation.
With provincial and federal governments focused on urgent pandemic priorities such as vaccination, prevention and acute care, people suffering debilitating symptoms in the aftermath of their COVID-19 infections are left with few care options and left out of the majority of pandemic-related planning and spending, some experts say.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government will announce on Thursday that it's putting the entire province under lockdown restrictions for 28 days, multiple sources tell CBC News.
