Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sept. 15

The African Union on Tuesday accused manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines of denying African countries a fair chance to buy them, and urged manufacturing countries — in particular India — to lift export restrictions on vaccines and their components.


Migrant workers in Leamington, Ont., use music to keep spirits up while away from family

The Latin Power Band, which formed in October 2020, was started to give the workers something to look forward to outside of labouring in the agriculture sector.


Linda O'Leary found not guilty in fatal Ontario boat crash

Linda O'Leary has been found not guilty of careless operation of a vessel in a boat crash that killed two people in central Ontario two years ago.


Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall, pounds coastal Texas, Louisiana with rain

Heavy rains fell across the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as tropical storm Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall, bringing the threat of widespread flooding, power outages and storm surges.


Moving from fringe to 4th place, PPC complicates the Conservatives' path to power

At a recent campaign event, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole couldn't quite bring himself to say the name of the man who could end up thwarting his shot at power.


Latest threats of rising interest rates and high inflation may shift real estate outlook

Rising interest rates could have an ugly effect on Canada's housing market. But does anyone believe central banks will actually hike them?


Fully vaccinated Toronto nurse fears losing his job over getting the wrong vaccine

At Toronto General Hospital’s intensive care unit, Denis Varaka nursed the sickest COVID-19 patients back to health during the height of the pandemic. But he says he's now at risk of losing his job because he received two doses of a vaccine not officially approved by Health Canada — Russia's Sputnik V.


The pandemic puppy craze is creating a veterinary crisis

Veterinarians are at a crisis point, with a dire staffing shortage leading to fatal consequences for people and their pets. A serious problem before COVID-19 has been amplified by the pandemic puppy craze, say Canadian industry experts.


How a northern Ontario town's summer health-care staffing crisis is a canary in the coal mine

A health-care workforce crisis in one northern Ontario town this summer is causing concern for other rural communities across Canada.


A Muslim family was killed in Canada 3 months ago. Many wonder why party leaders are 'silent' on Islamophobia

As Canada enters the final week of an election, months after a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont., in a year marked by a so-called racial reckoning, many Canadians say racism and anti-Muslim hate in particular have barely registered on the campaign trail. That's raising concerns about how much politicians' words of solidarity meant and if anything will really change.