Canada 'grossly underutilizing' rapid tests, experts warn — even as COVID-19 cases tick up

Across Canada, there’s patchwork access to rapid COVID-19 tests, even though the country has millions of the devices. With cases rising this winter, medical experts say more Canadians should have those tests in hand.
Doctors, advocates call for changes to breast cancer screening guidelines

Doctors and breast cancer experts say they're concerned about recently published findings that call into question a decades-old study that has informed Canada's breast cancer screening guidelines and which led to a recommendation against yearly mammograms for women in their 40s.
Loss of secret data puts navy's handling of storage devices under investigation — again

Ten years after a spy scandal rocked the Canadian military, the navy still has trouble keeping track of electronic storage devices with secret and classified data on them. Two Canadian warships were recently the subjects of military police and internal investigations after devices went missing.
Military chaplain retires after report reveals abuse of students at his former school

A high-ranking chaplain is retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in the wake of a CBC Fifth Estate investigation that revealed decades of abuse at an elite Ontario boarding school where he worked as headmaster before joining the military.
Father of Canadian imprisoned in Syria urges Ottawa to bring him home to face trial

The father of a Canadian man imprisoned in a Syrian detention for more than four years is making a last-ditch push for the federal government to repatriate his son, with the expectation that he will face a criminal trial upon his return.
Facebook has a massive disinformation problem in India. This student learned firsthand how damaging it can be

Serious concerns are being raised about Facebook’s ability to curb the spread of hate speech, inflammatory language and intentional disinformation on its site in India, home to the largest number of Facebook users in the world.
New Zealand plans to make it illegal for kids to buy cigarettes — for life
The New Zealand government plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry.
Mom 'shocked' after son with special needs allegedly slapped by staff member at Oakville school

A mother is calling for cameras in the classroom after her 12-year-old son with special needs was allegedly slapped in the face by an educational assistant at an Oakville school. But the Halton District School Board says outfitting classrooms with cameras raises privacy concerns.
U.S. Senators go after head of Instagram over how platform can harm children
The head of a U.S. Senate panel examining social media's negative effects on young people has dismissed as "a public relations tactic" some safety measures announced by Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform associated with Facebook.
NDP MPs press Singh to call on B.C. government to pull RCMP out of Wet'suwet'en territory

Three New Democrat MPs are putting new pressure on party leader Jagmeet Singh through a petition calling on him to demand that the B.C. NDP government and the federal government pull RCMP officers out of Wet'suwet'en territory.