| | | | | | | | | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW | | | | | | Anti-Asian hate crimes
Research shows that hate crimes against Asian-Canadians have increased significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with major cities seeing crime rates that are six and seven hundred per cent higher than the previous year. |
| | | | | | Two Michaels
Long-awaited court hearings for the two Canadians detained in China for 828 days are set to take place over the next week, the government announced Wednesday. |
| | | | | | Misconduct allegations
A senior commander in the military has resigned from the Canadian Armed Forces, saying she is "sickened" and "disgusted" by the ongoing investigations into sexual misconduct allegations against top officers. |
| | | | | | Third wave
The B.1.1.7 variant is spreading quickly across the country, causing doctors and experts to sound the alarm about a third wave of COVID-19 infections. |
| | | | | | Microbe exposure
For infants and toddlers, the lack of contact with people outside of their immediate family means they're missing out on social and biological interactions that are key for their development, say experts. |
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| | | | | | | St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Canada were mostly held virtually for the second year in a row amid ongoing physical distancing restrictions. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Double dose | | | | A 95-year-old woman in Toronto has been stuck in a hospital for more than two weeks after accidentally receiving two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on back-to-back days. |
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