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Article content After a year of living with COVID-19, Postmedia is taking an in-depth look at the significant social, institutional and economic issues the pandemic has brought to light in Canada — and more importantly, how we can finally begin to solve them. You can find our complete coverage here. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. From heroes to scapegoats: How Canada's regional top doctors have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic Back to video In 2003, the panel of experts in Ontario looking into the SARS response recommended the province make th...

What’s happening now Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said that no decision on moving to the second phase of the province’s relaunch will be made until March 1 at the earliest. A Calgary church, ticketed previously for violating public-health restrictions, said it would continue to defy restrictions in unity with other worshippers in the province. Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccination efforts. A mandatory three...

Why it might be best to avoid painkillers as a precaution before your COVID-19 vaccine Billions of people worldwide will receive vaccines to protect against COVID-19 and some will temporarily feel a sore arm, fever or muscle aches. But reaching for some common painkillers could blunt the effect of the vaccine, experts say. Social Sharing

Rishi Sunak is facing calls to scrap stamp duty completely rather than extend the current holiday in his budget next month. While recent weeks have seen appeals from many in the property industry for the government to extend the existing stamp-duty giveaway, momentum is also growing among some politicians and campaigners for a more radical and “fairer” approach to property taxes. A petition organised by the Fairer Share campaign that calls on...

Labour is calling for immediate action from chancellor Rishi Sunak to fend off a £50bn “bombshell” facing UK businesses as coronavirus support packages end in April. Shadow business minister Lucy Powell said businesses cannot afford for Mr Sunak to wait until his 3 March Budget to save them from the looming financial hit. She warned that the planned end of the furlough scheme, along with rates holidays, tax deferrals, VAT cuts and other support...