Beyond Local

Like many Canadians financially hurt by the pandemic, her family of four is struggling to stay afloat even with the help of social assistance, food banks, clothing donations, and loans from friends and family.

At the height of the crisis, an estimated 800,000 restaurant jobs were lost or saw hours reduced to zero.

Chris Rusk a lover of the outdoors and family man

Amidst new provincial COVID-19 restrictions, Food Banks Alberta reminds citizens their doors are open.

When COVID-19 struck, many in-person services had to stop, meaning groups weren't able to offer their usual counselling, employment and skills-training services, often on shoestring budgets..

Canada Post added weekend delivery in many communities, added more pickup locations and extended hours at many post offices.

The ACT Accelerator is part of a global effort to ensure low- and middle-income countries have equitable access to medical treatments during the pandemic.

Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federal forecasts predict the outbreak's death toll coul

Trudeau agreed the federal share of annual funding for health care must increase and said he's willing to discuss that longer-term issue once the pandemic is over. He gave no timeline for that but suggested it could be up to three years away.

The COVID-19 pandemic is stoking fear and fuelling social and economic instability, creating conditions that intensify conspiratorial thinking, she said, adding she's concerned that young people are particularly vulnerable.