Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus
Journal series calls for inquiry into Canada's COVID-19 response, highlighting shortfalls
A new series published in the BMJ medical journal is calling for an independent inquiry into Canada's COVID-19 response. Experts from 13 organizations across Canada, including doctors, nurses, researc...
Jul 24, 2023
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he'll keep to a lower public profile this week after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. In a tweet, the Democratic governor described the...
Jul 17, 2023
More than 1,000 Canadians take CRA to court over pandemic payments — and some win
In late 2021, Tressa Mitchell was dealing with doctor's appointments for her ailing mother when she got a call from the Canada Revenue Agency seeking information to verify her eligibility for the Cana...
Jul 12, 2023
Canada's immunization panel recommends getting another COVID-19 booster in the fall
OTTAWA, ON - Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) says people should get another COVID-19 vaccine booster in the fall if it's been at least six months since their last dose or C...
Jul 11, 2023
As pandemic business loan repayment deadline looms, calls for extending deadline grow
OTTAWA - New Democrats and a business group are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for small businesses to repay loans they received from a pandemic support program. The Canada E...
Jul 11, 2023
Yukon's COVID vaccine rollout falls short in First Nations care, engagement: auditor
A new report from Canada's auditor general on Yukon's COVID-19 vaccine rollout finds clinics at First Nations communities did little to alleviate residents' fears and suspicions of the shots. The repo...
Jun 20, 2023
Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Pandemic-related asylum restrictions that expelled migrants millions of times were lifted early Friday, as people raced to enter the United States before new rules announced by P...
May 11, 2023
'Chaotic' down south, concern up north as U.S. ends COVID border, immigration rules
WASHINGTON - It's a tale of two borders today as the U.S. braces for the end of its COVID-19 restrictions: chaos in the Rio Grande Valley and concern along the 49th parallel. President Joe Biden says ...
May 11, 2023
Alberta premier apologizes for comments linking COVID vaccinated to Nazi followers
EDMONTON - United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith apologized Monday after a 2021 video surfaced of her saying she wouldn't wear a Remembrance Day poppy while comparing those who got the COVID-19 va...
May 08, 2023
Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will expand a pilot project to attract more temporary foreign workers to jobs in Canada's agricultural industry for another two years. The governme...
May 08, 2023