Unpublished Newswire
Researchers working on treatments and cures for long COVID are closely watching newly signed Winnipeg Jets forward Jonathan Toews's healing journey. Toews is returning to the NHL this coming season after a two-year absence, as he worked to manage debilitating long COVID symptoms.
July 5, 2025 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
“Okay, you guys wanna hear a song about a … trade war? Pfffft.” No, Sebastian Grainger, drummer of brilliantly abrasive Toronto punk-dance duo Death from Above 1979. They did not.
July 5, 2025 - 07:00 | | The Globe and Mail
As obnoxious as he is, Donald Trump may actually be doing Canada some good. His demands are forcing this country to rethink bad ideas, question sacred cows and brace itself for the challenges of the future.Just this week, the U.S. President gave Prime Minister Mark Carney an excuse to jettison a wrong-headed tax on foreign tech giants. Because just about all of those giants are American, Washington has opposed it from the start, under Joe Biden’s administration as well as Mr. Trump’s. The heaps of money that were to flow to Ottawa from the tax would have come from the pockets of the...
July 5, 2025 - 07:00 | Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
I t’s the morning of August 22, 2019, and I’m in a Zodiac bouncing along the waters of the St. Lawrence River. It can hold six divers and all their gear, but this morning, there are only six of us—no gear. Far from being divers, we are curiosity seekers from New York, Vancouver, London, and Montreal, all obsessed with the sinking of the Empress of Ireland, which claimed 1,014 lives in 1914.
Until a few years ago, I had never heard of the Empress and its disastrous end. And that’s staggering, because the loss of passenger life (836) outnumbered that of the Titanic (832).
The...
July 5, 2025 - 06:30 | Eve Lazarus | Walrus
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she’s confident that $30-million in federal housing funding is not at risk despite council’s refusal to permit sixplexes across the entirety of the city − a condition of its agreement with Ottawa.“Look at me. Do I look worried?” Ms. Chow told The Globe and Mail on Friday at a meeting with its editorial board.
July 5, 2025 - 06:30 | Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
As summer kicks into high gear, hospitals across Canada are reporting a rise in e-scooter injuries – many involving children too young to legally ride – as emergency departments raise urgent concerns about enforcement, public awareness and parental supervision.The hospitals report a consistent pattern: Young riders are showing up with serious injuries, often despite age restrictions and helmet laws meant to keep them safe.
July 5, 2025 - 06:00 | Ijeoma Ukazu | The Globe and Mail
