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TORONTO — COVID-19 placed mounting pressure on hospitals, struck a growing number of younger people and dealt a blow to the sporting world, although an American offer of vaccines provided some relief Wednesday. Several provinces reported high numbers of severely ill patients and concern grew over the spread of highly contagious variants of the virus. In one hopeful sign, however, U.S. President Joe Biden indicated America plans to send surplus COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, likely the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. "We're looking at what is going to be done with some of the vaccines that we are n...

Article content An odd thing happened in the past few days. Canada was named the absolute best country in the world — and hardly anybody noticed. U.S. News and World Report, a publication with roots going back to the 1930s, declared our planetary superiority. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: While Canada bickers, others name us the best country on earth Back to video “Canada Ranks No. 1 in 2021 U.S. News Best Countries Ranking,” the online magazine trumpeted on April 13. In normal times, most Canadians accept this as recognition o...

Canada's incoming supply of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine slashed nearly in half Last Updated Apr 16, 2021 at 10:56 am PDT In this photo illustration a medical syringe seen in front of the Moderna multinational pharmaceutical corporation logo. Netherlands, November 29, 2020. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM hoto by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM Summary Canada expected to receive 650,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine instead of 1.2 million through rest of April Moderna says up to 2 million doses of 12.3 million scheduled for delivery to Canada in second quarter could be delayed Pharmaceu...

OTTAWA - Some Canadian soldiers supported a major military offensive last month that U.S. and Iraqi officials say killed dozens of fighters loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to the commander of the country's military elite special forces.

Article content How are our kids doing in math? An odd question, perhaps, as COVID-19 school disruptions drag on, but even in a pandemic we need to pay attention to such important matters. Academic achievement is cumulative — learning builds on and from earlier learning. We know students lose a little ground when school is out for the summer. COVID disruptions have taken a heavier toll. If math achievement was declining before the pandemic, then our schools face an even more difficult challenge moving forward. Unfortunately, as noted in my new Fraser Institute study, co-authored with Vincen...