COVID-19 Coronavirus

Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 on the decline across Quebec

MONTREAL - The three respiratory viruses that had been causing chaos in the fall in Quebec hospitals - COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus - are all on the decline, the province's publ...

Dec 30, 2022

Health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests

OTTAWA - The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from Ch...

Dec 28, 2022

Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows

OTTAWA - Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear ho...

Dec 27, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets. Quebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases - which trap heat and warm the...

Dec 21, 2022

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to Pre...

Dec 15, 2022

Respiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut health officials say there has been a surge of respiratory illnesses across the territory this year. Dr. Sean Watchel, the territory's chief public health officer, says case...

Dec 15, 2022

PHF all-star weekend comes to Toronto a year after hosting plans scrapped by COVID-19

BOSTON - After a year-long delay the Premier Hockey Federation's all-star weekend will make its Canadian debut next month in Toronto. The PHF announced that the home of the league's Toronto Six franch...

Dec 15, 2022

Six-month COVID-19 vaccine delay would have cost $156B: study

A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have b...

Dec 15, 2022

Chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long-COVID

OTTAWA - Canada's chief science adviser is encouraging the government to develop a list of criteria to diagnose long-COVID and guidelines for doctors to treat it. Mona Nemer released the recommendatio...

Dec 14, 2022

Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000, highest level since October

MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says there are more than 2,000 hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 across the province, the highest number since Oct. 19. Officials say 2,081 people are in hospit...

Dec 14, 2022