B.C. hotel employee spat on by customer refusing to wear mask has heart attack shortly after, manager says

An accountant for a Nelson, B.C., hotel had a heart attack and collapsed shortly after being spat on by an angry customer who refused to wear a mask, according to the hotel manager.

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U.S. heads into Thanksgiving with highest COVID-19 death toll in over 6 months

Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and hospitals across the country are already full, portending a surge in mortalities to come as the coronavirus pandemic casts a shadow over the holiday season.

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'Delays, conflicts and confusion' hampered Ontario's COVID-19 response: auditor general

Ontario's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was hampered by poor emergency preparedness, inadequate lab capacity and a disorganized public health system, according to a report issued Wednesday by the province's auditor general. 

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Focus on the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, experts suggest

Relationship and happiness scientists weigh in on the psychological benefits of socializing versus the risk of COVID-19 this winter, and offer suggestions on how to make it through the next four months.

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Ontario expected to release COVID-19 guidelines for holiday season

The Ontario government is expected to spell out its guidelines today for celebrating the upcoming winter holidays as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

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What Canada's hardest-hit provinces can learn from those that handled COVID-19 best

Alberta and the Atlantic provinces are both scrambling to reduce a rising number of COVID-19 cases, but due to different responses early in the pandemic their circumstances are very different.

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How Australia succeeded in lowering COVID-19 cases to near-zero

When COVID-19 cases surged in July, restrictions were draconian and immediate in some regions.

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