Omicron Was Present In Nova Scotia's Wastewater In Mid-November

The first Omicron case was officially detected in Nov Scotia on Dec. 13, weeks after it was first confirmed in South Africa on Nov. 24.

Experts Say Alcohol Should Have Cancer Warning Labels

It's not widely known that alcohol has been classified as a level one carcinogen, the same category as tobacco or abestos, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer for decades.

Blame Austerity For Ontario’s Latest COVID Crisis

Decades of austerity and under-investment are coming home to roost in Ontario.

Canada Is Way Behind On Its Promised Vaccine Donations To Developing Countries

Don’t Let The Right Have A Monopoly On Critiquing CBC

The uproar over the resignation of former CBC employee, Tara Henley, was a missed chance to offer a leftist critique of the network.

CEO Pay Increased During The Pandemic While Workers Lost Their Jobs

"It's the power of the corporate culture in Canada, and elsewhere, to control and increase executive compensation."

Uncovering The Conservative Climate Conspiracy

The conspiracy staring at us in the face isn’t called as much because we’ve grown accustomed to this being the normal state of affairs.

Federal Government Unveils Details Of Compensation Agreement For Indigenous Kids

From the Globe and Mail: The federal government announced Tuesday that it has reached a $40-billion settlement with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and the Assembly of First Nations to fund long-term reform of the child welfare system, as well as compensate Indigenous children who were its...

Ontario Healthcare Resources Increasingly Strained As Hospital Staff Get Sick

As omicron tears through Ontario, the province’s hospitals say they’re facing a new challenge — hundreds of staff absences are forcing them to choose between delaying scheduled medical treatments and calling staff who are in isolation back to work prematurely.