Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus
Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster for use in children ages five to 11, which targets the original strain of the coronavirus and more recent variants. The P...
Dec 09, 2022
House passes defense bill scrapping 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 House on Thursday as lawmakers scratch...
Dec 08, 2022
COVID-19 benefits helped economy rebound, but post-payment verification lacking: AG
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says COVID-19 benefits were delivered quickly and helped mitigate economic suffering, however, the federal government hasn't done enough to recover overpayments. In a...
Dec 06, 2022
Auditor general probes COVID-19 vaccine procurement, pandemic benefits
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general is expected to release two highly anticipated reports on the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis in 2021, including access to vaccines and pandemic benefits....
Dec 06, 2022
B.C.'s COVID response praised for 'nimbleness,' calls to bolster public trust
VICTORIA - A review of British Columbia's COVID-19 response says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed "resilience, balance and nimbleness" during the emergency. That's despit...
Dec 02, 2022
Pandemic, slower U.S. migration see Canada closing gap with U.S. in workforce race
WASHINGTON - Since the global onset of COVID-19, Canada has been gradually closing the gap with the United States when it comes to attracting and keeping an important economic prize: new permanent res...
Dec 01, 2022
COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official
YELLOWKNIFE - An official with the Arctic Winter Games says its decision to revoke a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the upcoming event had nothing to do with pressure from the Alberta governmen...
Nov 30, 2022
COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official
YELLOWKNIFE - An official with the Arctic Winter Games says its decision to revoke a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the upcoming event had nothing to do with pressure from the Alberta governmen...
Nov 30, 2022
Alberta MLA Thomas Dang sentenced for hacking COVID-19 vaccine portal
EDMONTON, AB - An Alberta legislature member who admitted to hacking the province's COVID-19 vaccine records portal has been ordered to pay a $7,200 fine.Judge Michelle Doyle sentenced Thomas Dang in ...
Nov 29, 2022
Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...
Nov 28, 2022