“While our overall rate of uptake is very good, there are areas and programs where vaccination remains below 50 per cent of people,” wrote Kevin Smith, on Monday. “We must change this immediately.”

Eileen Park faced a personal ‘whiplash’ after the Atlanta shootings, and a Vogue profile on her wedding to Vancouver’s former mayor.

Identities of the deceased have not been released pending autopsy results as Ontario Fire Marshal and Durham police Major Crime Unit investigate the fire.

Ontario labour board decision sends a message to temp agencies that they cannot penalize workers for leaving temporary jobs.

Federal regulators are weighing whether to add an asterisk to Health Canada’s approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine for a very small minority of people but Health Canada says it remains safe for all Canadians over 18.

Two former Canadian ambassadors to China are questioning the need for current top diplomat Dominic Barton to return to Canada as relations with Beijing undergo a fresh round of tensions.

A victim impact statement given Tuesday included a short poem: “In times of darkness love sees. In times of silence love hears. In times of doubt love hopes. In times of sorrow love heals. And in all times love remembers.”

Former Peel police officer and Big Brother Frank Kohler, 75, on Tuesday said he’s “haunted” by the impact the abuse had on Kevin Dickman’s “downward slide in life.”

They’ll be in phase two and follow teachers, child care, food plant and agricultural workers after Premier Doug Ford confirmed the vaccination change Tuesday

Health Canada says people should feel confident taking one of the world’s most high profile vaccines, as new scuffle plays out in the public realm.

Meanwhile, the first of two expected shipments of Moderna vaccines to Canada this week is being delayed by 24 hours.

The federal Conservatives’ demand for Ottawa to develop a post-COVID reopening plan was met with rolled eyes at Queen’s Park on Tuesday.

Scaled-back ambitions and legislative gridlock have left many voters cynical about Washington’s ability to make a meaningful difference in their lives, Edward Keenan writes.

A Royal LePage report predicts vacation property prices will rise 17 per cent this year in Ontario and Atlantic Canada, driven by demand from city dwellers moving to rural areas.