Tag: #canadianhealth

As the number of people being vaccinated against COVID-19 on P.E.I. continues to climb, some people living with underlying health conditions say they have no …

Ontario reported 2,578 additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday, as the number of patients with the illness who required a ventilator to breathe climbed above …

As the first terminally ill cancer patient in Canada to legally use so-called magic mushrooms to treat anxiety, Thomas Hartle is hopeful that more temporary approvals from …

When five-year-old Tatum McCall was asked to do a school project on a community hero, she knew instantly who she would profile: her aunt Sam …

New Brunswick has rolled back the Edmundston and Grand Falls region to a more restrictive red phase and other regions face the same prospect as the …

New Brunswick has rolled back the Edmundston and Grand Falls region to a more restrictive red phase and other regions face the same prospect as the …

In some provinces, including Saskatchewan and Manitoba, public health workers make daily phone calls to people with COVID-19 to actively monitor their symptoms and compliance …

Canada has reached a grim new milestone in its fight against COVID-19, with the country’s case count surging past 700,000, ahead of an expected reduction in …

The province’s pandemic exit strategy leans heavily on mass vaccination, but experts argue there’s a need for bold action to curb transmission. It doesn’t appear …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the reduction of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Canada will be temporary and won’t derail the government’s long-term goal of …

By deploying rapid COVID-19 tests in two Montreal high schools, the hope is that infections will be detected and contained even before symptoms appear. If …

Antonio Gaerlan, 54, a housekeeper in the Environmental Services department at Etobicoke General Hospital, has died of COVID-19, according to his union. In a statement, …

More contagious strains of the coronavirus are rapidly spreading around the world, raising concerns that they may already be silently driving spikes in cases in …

Earlier this week, residents and community members of Wigwamen Terrace, an Indigenous retirement home in Toronto, received COVID-19 vaccinations. 

While in-person schools in southern Ontario COVID-19 hot spots will remain closed until at least Feb. 10, face-to-face learning has resumed for students in some special …

Peter Berman has resigned as director of the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health just over a week after admitting to …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the federal government is open to strengthening pandemic restrictions on international travel as concerns mount about Canadians travelling abroad — …

A collection of children’s drawings made during the pandemic illustrates the mental toll the pandemic is taking on Canadian youth, says the researcher behind a …

Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said today that global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will temporarily reduce shipments of its vaccine to Canada, further complicating …

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, doctors in Quebec and Ontario are conducting what one physician called “dry runs” and using triage guidelines to prepare …

‘When you’re involved in other people’s lives to the extent that we are, it certainly has a mental toll,’ says NLMA president Dr. Lynette Powell.

Alberta is ramping up its surveillance for two coronavirus variants — which have now been reported in the province — as a team of scientists …

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine logistics, said today that manufacturers are expected to deliver up to one million doses a …

With case numbers falling, Alberta will ease some public health restrictions starting on Monday, allowing hair salons, barbershops and other personal-services businesses to reopen by …

B.C.’s provincial health officer says the variants do not appear to have spread in the community.

Amid the urgency of a worsening pandemic, the province has opted to delay the second shot in a two-dose vaccine protocol. It is now saying …

The federal sick leave program that was created to make sure people wouldn’t face financial hardship if they have to miss work due to COVID-19 …

For Ontarians struggling to reconcile their government’s order to stay at home except for essential reasons while allowing non-essential businesses to keep operating, Premier Doug …

To counter some of the drivers of coronavirus transmission among essential workers, governments across Canada should prioritize safety, say experts who’ve looked closely at avoiding …

A vaccination clinic starts Thursday in Arviat, the community that has seen the majority of Nunavut’s COVID-19 cases. The municipality is offering cash prizes to …

Canada’s pharmacists say they can vaccinate up to 2.5 million people a week against COVID-19, but governments across the country have largely kept these health …

CBC News is tracking how many vaccine doses have been distributed and administered across the country. Check back for daily updates.

Less than half of Ontario’s 34 public health units have shutdown workplaces over COVID concerns since the pandemic began — and rather sparingly.

Manitoba’s Department of Health may be in charge of the funding, but the Progressive Conservative government has decided talking about reproductive health care — including …

The Ontario government is expected to provide more details at some point Wednesday about its newly issued stay-at-home order, as public health units reported another 2,961 cases of …

Canada’s national panel of vaccine experts says the second COVID-19 vaccine dose can be delayed briefly in order to quickly get first doses to more …

Paul Woods, who was fired on Monday as CEO of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), has filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against LHSC, claiming he was …

Despite a drop in new cases on Tuesday, Saskatchewan’s rate of active COVID-19 cases is now the highest in the country.

An emergency room doctor in Whistler is calling on the B.C. government to restrict travel from other provinces after seeing a “worrying” number of patients …

Alberta has marked a new record for reported deaths from COVID-19 in a single day, as the province confirmed a fourth health-care worker has died …