COVID-19 Coronavirus

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, 'mild' symptoms

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden...

Aug 16, 2022

U of L team wins "big data challenge" by predicting pandemic paths

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A team of students and researchers at the University of Lethbridge's (U of L's) Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience hope to make it easier for societies to respond to future ...

Aug 15, 2022

Quebec starts offering fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care residents

MONTREAL - Quebec has begun offering a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care homes and private seniors residences. The Health Department says it launched the new vaccine campai...

Aug 15, 2022

Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson released from COVID-19 protocol

Calgary Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson was released from COVID-19 protocols Saturday after his team defeated the Ottawa Redblacks without him. Dickenson didn't travel with the Stampeders to Otta...

Aug 06, 2022

Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts

OTTAWA - Benefits rolled out at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed vulnerable Canadians to stay healthy while maintaining an income, but business supports were excessive and show the outsized ...

Aug 06, 2022

Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic's online shift, as experts raise alarm

VANCOUVER - The mass shift online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a boom of so-called "sextortion scams," new data from Statistics Canada suggests. As authorities aim to educate you...

Aug 06, 2022

Stampeders coach Dickenson remains in COVID protocol; will miss game in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Calgary Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson remains in COVID protocol and will miss Friday's road game against the Ottawa Redblacks. The team announced via Twitter that special teams coordinator ...

Aug 05, 2022

Alberta tightening bonus-payment rules after hefty COVID-19 payout to health chief

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government is tightening the rules around employee bonuses in light of the six-figure payout to the chief medical officer of health during COVID-19.Finance Minister Jason Ni...

Aug 05, 2022

Doctor critical of lax COVID rules wins Tenn. Dem gov race

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jason Martin, a Nashville doctor critical of Republican Gov. Bill Lee's hands-off approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, won the Democratic nomination for governor Friday and will ...

Aug 05, 2022

Resilient Vancouver Whitecaps continue playoff push amid COVID-19 outbreak

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps' road to the playoffs continues to be a bumpy ride. A COVID-19 outbreak has left the 'Caps (7-10-6) short-handed for Friday's crucial home matchup against the Houst...

Aug 04, 2022