Making a new friend, in the middle of a pandemic? It may sound wild with all the restrictions in place. But for some, COVID-19 has brought them together.Candice Makhan, left, and Ruth Castellanos found each other through a Facebook support group and struck up a friendship, swapping support and stories of the similar symptoms they’re…
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Carter Evans tours a hospital in rural Idaho coping with an uptick of COVID-19 patients. With bigger hospitals nearby nearly at capacity,…
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As COVID-19 relief programs wind down, bankruptcies are starting to spike again
by Sue JonesAfter a lull in the early days of COVID-19, more and more Canadians are starting to file for bankruptcy again, and experts in the field say government has to do more and soon or the economy could face a tsunami of insolvencies in the coming months.The number of Canadians on a financial knife’s edge is…
The U.S. set a new record with 150,000 COVID-19 cases added in one day. Governors across the country are warning their residents…
Uber and Lyft see revenue drops and massive net loss. Angela Lang/CNET Uber and Lyft have seen their rides businesses plummet over…
While many Canadians won’t go as far as cancelling Christmas this year, they will likely have pared-down celebrations as fears of the virus, social gatherings restrictions and a weakened economy put a damper on holiday plans.A holiday reveller wearing a Grinch mask participates in a public Christmas event a few years before the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Winter will help COVID-19 spread more easily, experts say — here’s what they suggest you do about it
by Sue JonesFrom being mindful of your mittens to picking up a home humidifier, experts share tips on how to keep yourself healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic this winter.When a virus is exhaled, it begins to break down right away. But the colder it gets, the slower that process is, says a Toronto epidemiologist — and that…
Experts say a mix of insufficient public health measures and complacency led to a surge in COVID-19 cases across Canada and we need to act quickly to turn things around — or at the very least prevent them from getting worse. Experts say a mix of insufficient public health measures and complacency led to a surge in COVID-19…
As U.S. cases of COVID-19 surge, filling up hospitals and setting new records, Republicans are tiptoeing around the pandemic on national and local…
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Updated COVID-19 exposure notification API may reduce false positives, increase overall alerts
by Lily WhiteThe API will get better at estimating distance between devices, allowing for more accurate exposure alerts Apple and Google plan to update…