Toronto pilot project could remove police from mental health calls — but not in emergencies
by After months of mounting calls to remove police from the front lines for people in mental health distress, the city of Toronto is proposing a …
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B.C. reveals age-based plan to complete vaccinations by September
B.C. plans to immunize 4.3 million British Columbians by September with a continued age-based approach, vaccinating the high-risk and most elderly populations by April before …
Blood thinners help patients with moderate COVID, clinical trials find
Global clinical trials examining the potential of blood thinners to treat moderately ill COVID-19 patients have proven so successful that physicians should immediately start using …
New coronavirus variant may be more deadly, but more evidence is needed, U.K.’s chief scientist says
There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the …
Trudeau says Pfizer CEO assured him that vaccines will arrive in February
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the CEO of Pfizer has personally assured him that the pharmaceutical company will send vaccine shots to Canada next …
COVID-19 update: Ministers and public health officials give COVID-19 update
Ministers and public health officials hold a news conference to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in Canada.
Ontario reports 2,662 new COVID-19 cases, 87 more deaths
Ontario reported another 2,662 cases COVID-19 and 87 more deaths linked to the illness on Friday, as the province launched a social media campaign urging …
Ontario reports 2,662 new COVID-19 cases, 87 more deaths
Ontario reported another 2,662 cases COVID-19 and 87 more deaths linked to the illness on Friday, as the province launched a social media campaign urging …
Why the world won’t go back to ‘some sense of normal’ until all countries are vaccinated against COVID-19
As countries such as Canada and the United States continue vaccinating millions of citizens, global health experts warn the pandemic could keep raging if lower-income …
Canada’s COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs
Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions that the public …
Hamilton doctors call on province to pay nurses self-isolating after negative COVID tests
Nurses who are exposed to COVID-19 and test negative still have to self-isolate for up to two weeks, and most of them aren’t paid during …
Fort Good Hope mother urges people to follow COVID-19 measures as son fights for his life
A woman from Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., is urging people to take COVID-19 — and the health measures in place — seriously, as her son Myrine …
5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccine
At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world’s …
Ontario reports 2,632 new COVID-19 cases as 7-day average continues to fall
The seven-day average of daily cases — which helps clarify long-term trends in the data — fell to 2,751, marking 10 straight days of decreases …
Canada won’t receive any Pfizer shots next week — here’s what you need to know about the vaccination campaign
Canada’s vaccination campaign is off to a slow start — and news this week that deliveries of the Pfizer product will be dramatically reduced over …
Canada won’t receive any Pfizer shots next week — here’s what you need to know about the vaccination campaign
Canada’s vaccination campaign is off to a slow start — and news this week that deliveries of the Pfizer product will be dramatically reduced over …
False positive COVID-19 test delays passengers for hours at Iqaluit airport after flight from Ottawa
The Nunavut government has confirmed that a medical travel patient onboard a flight from Ottawa to Iqaluit has twice tested negative for COVID-19 after initially …
Child and parent fitness levels may be linked, StatsCan finds
A new study links the fitness level of Canadian children to that of their parents.
Inside a Windsor ICU, exhausted staff fight 2nd COVID wave knowing worse still ahead
Windsor Regional Hospital is being told to brace for more COVID-19 hospitalizations while treating an already huge wave of critical-care patients.
B.C. paramedics report record average of 74 overdose calls a day in 2020
B.C. Emergency Health Services said paramedics were called to 27,067 overdoses last year — an average of 74 calls every day, or one call around every 20 …
Ontario sees 2,655 new COVID-19 cases as more workplace enforcement set to begin
Ontario reported another 2,655 cases of COVID-19 and 89 more deaths of people with the illness on Wednesday, as the government said it is expanding …
Trudeau insists vaccination effort is on track despite Pfizer-BioNTech supply disruption
Despite a significant short-term gap in deliveries of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he’s still confident the country is on track …
Medical travel passenger lands in Iqaluit after testing positive for COVID-19
The government of Nunavut has confirmed a medical travel patient, who flew back from Ottawa today, had tested positive for COVID-19.
B.C. teenager free to move forward with gender-affirming surgery after mother’s lawsuit tossed
A Supreme Court justice has thrown out a woman’s attempt to stop her teenager from having gender-affirming chest reconstruction surgery, finding the mother had “misled” …
B.C. teenager free to move forward with gender-affirming surgery after mother’s lawsuit tossed
A Supreme Court justice has thrown out a woman’s attempt to stop her teenager from having gender-affirming chest reconstruction surgery, finding the mother had “misled” …
Ontario nurses no longer getting paid during self-isolation after COVID-19 exposure
Nurses in Hamilton and Niagara hospitals aren’t being paid for self-isolation time after being exposed to COVID-19. Advocates are calling on the province to reinstate …
Alberta First Nations leaders frustrated by delay in vaccine rollout
Alberta First Nations leaders say they are frustrated with the way the province is handling COVID-19 vaccine distribution after the government paused the rollout of first …
B.C. health officials haven’t found a single case of seasonal flu spreading in the community this winter
Health officials in B.C. have not detected a single case of influenza circulating in the community since flu season began in September, continuing an “exceptional” trend …
China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic: expert panel
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of …
Mental health access for families of veterans still lacking, says new ombudsman
Veterans Affairs Canada hasn’t gone far enough in reversing restrictions on mental health counselling for the families of former soldiers, sailors and aircrew, the county’s …
China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic: expert panel
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of …
China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic: expert panel
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of …
Manitoba Metis Federation partners with local firm to create COVID-19 testing site for Métis people
The Manitoba Metis Federation is partnering with a local private bioinformation services firm to open a COVID-19 testing site exclusively for Métis people, a news release says.
China, WHO should have sounded pandemic alarm sooner: expert panel
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of …
Ontario reports 1,913 new COVID-19 cases, but at least 400 still in ICU
Ontario recorded another 1,913 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, though provincial officials cautioned that Toronto Public Health — which consistently logs the most new infections each …
Rudolf Neufeld died from COVID-19. This is why his family wants you to know his story
Rudolf Neufeld was a jokester and an active man who continued going to the gym even after he was diagnosed with dementia. He died two …
Coroner to investigate how homeless man died outside, steps from closed shelter
Raphaël André, 51, had spent part of Saturday night at The Open Door, a downtown Montreal drop-in centre. His body was discovered in a portable …
How to cope with winter isolation during the pandemic
The pandemic is a difficult time for everyone, and experts say it’s important to remember that there is a lot right now that is beyond …
Federal government to cover $2.8M drug for eastern Ontario toddler
The family of a Pikwàkanagàn First Nation toddler diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder says the federal government has agreed to pay the full cost …
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
With hospital intensive care units in parts of Ontario reaching capacity due to COVID-19, a new hospital will open in Vaughan, Ont., next month to …