(Benjamin Shingler, Sean Gordon/ CBC News) — There is sadness, but most of all boredom.

Linda Foy, an octogenarian grandmother of three who lives in Montreal West, recently decided to knit a hat for her daughter because, well, she couldn’t think of anything better to do.

Behind the ennui lurks frustration.

“I’m  …

(Dr. Narayana Subramaniam/ The Wire) — The recent publication of a high-profile study from India showing that patients with severe COVID-19 infections were more likely to have low vitamin D levels as well, and that the death rate was significantly higher among those with low vitamin D, has caused a flutter in the medical  …

(Tina Hesman Saey, Jonathan Lambert/ Science News) — The recent success of some coronavirus vaccines in late-stage clinical trials has inched us closer to the end of the pandemic — a glimmer of hope in a long year of living with the virus.

Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is gearing up to consider emergency use authorization  …

(Alan Taylor/ The Atlantic) — As the number of cases of COVID-19 worldwide nears 65 million, and the number of deaths attributed to the disease approaches 1.5 million, many countries are enduring a crushing surge in numbers.

The toll on health-care workers, families, and the victims of the disease has been enormous.

Gathered   …

(Sophie Roborgh, Larissa Fast/ The Conversation) — From balconies, windows and door fronts around the world, citizens are applauding healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 response for their commitment and care.

Despite these visible shows of support, all is not well – because in addition to the risks of   …

(John Paul Tasker/ CBC News) — The federal government has given the green light to the Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, a key step toward launching the largest inoculation campaign in Canada’s history.

Health Canada announced the approval Wednesday after scientists finished a two-month review  …

(Sarah Bridge and Ioanna Roumeliotis/ CBC News) — Tanya Hayles is not an anti-vaxxer. The Torontonian has made sure her eight-year-old son Jackson is up to date with the standard vaccines, and she, too, has been inoculated.

“There are diseases that we were able to eradicate as a result of vaccines,” she said.  …

(Saba Aziz/ Global News) — Women facing a spike in domestic violence in Canada amid the coronavirus pandemic need more support from the government and provincial authorities, shelter homes and experts say.

A new national report published by Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) on Wednesday to coincide   …