Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada is still in the grips of an opioid crisis — a crisis that is now much worse than it was just a year ago. Indigenous people, the disabled and low-income Canadians also have reported experiencing more suicidal thoughts since the outbreak, PHAC found. 1:58IN BRIEFThe numbers behind Canada's 10,000 pandemic deathsCanada marked another grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, when the death toll reached 10,000 people. THE SCIENCEIs the present spike in COVID-19 cases in Canada related to the increase in testing? 2:45With so many people working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the office water cooler is receiving a lot less attention.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2020 20:03 UTC