Tag: #health

A Toronto-area doctor says his contract at a hospital network was terminated because he has spoken out about the province’s pandemic response.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Canadians are being told to stay home to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Yet most of us have no idea about …

Air Creebec pilot Willard Petagumskum flew vaccines to all of the coastal Cree communities in Quebec on Jan. 16.  It was the start of a …

A Canada Post employee who worked at the Crown corporation’s Gateway East plant in Mississauga, Ont., and contracted COVID-19 earlier this month has died.

Poorer countries face a best-case scenario of a six- to eight-month lag behind richer nations in getting access to COVID-19 vaccines, philanthropist Bill Gates said …

Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks …

This is not a case for jumping the queue, advocates say, it’s about recognizing that entire pockets of people are more at risk because of …

Despite headline-making reports of seniors falling ill despite getting a shot of COVID-19 vaccine, Canadian physicians stress these vaccines are proving overwhelmingly safe for the …

Federal ministers are convening virtual meetings with provincial and territorial health counterparts, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation representatives and medical experts over the next …

The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical giants that develop coronavirus vaccines to honour their contractual obligations after slow deliveries of shots from two companies …

The grieving father of a London, Ont., teen who died Thursday after being diagnosed with COVID-19 says his son died at home after being treated …

Anyone entering Manitoba, including coming from northern and Western Canada and Western Ontario, will have to self-isolate for 14 days starting Friday.

With hundreds of Ontario long-term care residents dead and COVID-19 outbreaks continuing to ravage facilities across the province, a group of health experts is pushing …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that new pandemic measures for travel are coming and Canadians should cancel any travel plans.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak to the press this morning as concerns grow about the global supply of COVID-19 vaccines, with the European Union …

A number of people wondered whether the advice was particularly helpful — including the leader of the Green Party.

The new cases come as the province’s network of labs processed just 30,717 test samples for the virus. That’s the lowest testing level since Nov. …

A report on the impact of COVID-19 on B.C.’s long term care homes calls for greater government oversight of a sector that contains both privately …

B.C. has recorded 1,344 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 deaths over a three-day period.

Regina police have confirmed a small protest took place outside the home of Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab on Saturday. 

Does sealing borders work to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Based on the available scientific evidence, the short answer is: yes, it can, though that comes …

The high number of suicides across the Indigenous community left us feeling heartbroken and determined to try our best to support people who are struggling, …

CBC News has learned that conditions at three long-term care homes have gotten to the point that Manitoba Health has taken the rare step to …

A central Alberta restaurant was open for eat-in diners over the weekend, defying an Alberta Health Services closure order issued to the business on Friday. 

People living with Alzeheimer’s or dementia are finding the pandemic is placing an increased burden on their lives. Isolation brought on by the lack of …

Married couple Rod and Ekaterina Baker are accused of flouting COVID-19 rules and lying about being local motel workers in order to obtain doses of …

Married couple Rod and Ekaterina Baker are accused of flouting COVID-19 rules and lying about being local motel workers in order to obtain doses of …

The two-dose Moderna vaccine approved for use in Canada appears to protect against the coronavirus variants first identified in the U.K. and South Africa, the …

Ontario reported another 1,958 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, as experts heading the province’s immunization campaign outlined how they are responding to delays in the …

A teenager who worked at a long-term care home in the London, Ont., area who died of COVID-19 has been identified by the place where …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ministers and public health officials hold a news conference to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in Canada.

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 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 …

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 …

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 …