At Toronto General Hospitals 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 approved by Health Canada Russia's Sputnik V.

Swedish pop group Abba announced Thursday that they will release a new album their first in 40 years and "perform" a concert as digital characters in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

While most Canadians are celebrating after their second COVID-19 vaccine doses, many expatriate Canadians living and working overseas are opting for third and fourth jabs.They say they've been left with little choice but to re-vaccinate if they want to return to Canada in future and avoid Canada's 14-day hotel and quarantine provisions.

Although the government says fully vaccinated Canadians may soon be allowed to skip the expensive initial hotel stay and 14-day entry quarantine when entering the country, that change appears to exclude Canadians living abroad who have been immunized with vaccines not approved by Health Canada.

Vancouver's laneway house program is now in its sixth year, with over 2,000 small homes built on existing properties around the city and other municipalities following the city's lead.

The B.C. Real Estate Association says the new mortgage rules announced this week will have a big impact on first-time homebuyers, most of whom are millennials.