COVID-19 Coronavirus

B.C. dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirement for provincial public servants

VICTORIA - British Columbia is rescinding its policy that required provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The province says that from April 3, BC Public Service employees will n...

Mar 10, 2023

House votes to declassify info about origins of COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the ...

Mar 10, 2023

More mental health resilience during COVID-19 than previously thought, study suggests

A new study suggests the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic took a relatively limited toll on global mental health. Canadian researchers reviewed 137 studies from around the world that measured peopl...

Mar 09, 2023

US to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The peopl...

Mar 07, 2023

B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner says the province is facing a "reckoning" as hate in society rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kasari Govender released a nearly 500-p...

Mar 07, 2023

Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire

The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in ...

Mar 02, 2023

Company planning to make COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could go out of business

MONTREAL - An American company that signed a deal with the federal government to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Montreal is warning investors it could go out of business within the year. Executives at M...

David Opinko Mar 01, 2023

Northwest Territories pausing COVID-19 vaccines for children after doses expire

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says COVID-19 vaccines for children age six months to five years will be temporarily unavailable until a new shipment arrives in Canada. The territor...

Feb 28, 2023

B.C.'s auditor general says data gaps during COVID-19 vaccine rollout posed risks

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Ministry of Health should have access to a registry of residents and staff in long-term care facilities as well as heath-care workers after concl...

Feb 16, 2023

Pandemic benefits reduced child poverty, government should build on success: report

OTTAWA - A new report says pandemic benefits rolled out to cushion the blow of COVID-19 lockdowns significantly reduced the child poverty rate. The analysis by the anti-poverty group Campaign 2000 say...

Feb 14, 2023