Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus
BoC rate announcement today, access needed for COVID pill: In The News for April 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 13 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 13, 2022
Paxlovid key in COVID fight, but easy access is important: doctors
OTTAWA, ON - A pill to treat COVID-19 appears to be the country's best hope, outside of vaccines and strong public health measures, to keep hospitals from being overrun with cases of the virus now and...
Apr 13, 2022
Going once, going twice: Calgary Stampede canvas auction returns after pandemic delay
CALGARY - The return of the Calgary Stampede's canvas auction Tuesday night mirrored much of the economic uncertainty coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is typically considered a bellwethe...
Apr 12, 2022
Going once, going twice: Calgary Stampede canvas auction returns after pandemic delay
CALGARY - The return of the Calgary Stampede's canvas auction Tuesday night mirrored much of the economic uncertainty coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is typically considered a bellwethe...
Apr 12, 2022
Shelters for abuse victims report effects of COVID-19 on operations to StatCan
VANCOUVER - A new report from Statistics Canada says one in three shelters for people fleeing abuse reported they were greatly affected in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report used data...
Apr 12, 2022
Nunavut offers fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people 50 and up
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut residents age 50 years and up can now get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The territory announced Tuesday that eligible people who have had their third dose at least ...
Apr 12, 2022
Film industry declined by 5 per cent in pandemic, Hollywood productions grew: report
OTTAWA - Canada's film and TV industry remained afloat at the height of the pandemic, experiencing only a five per cent slump in the number of productions between April 2020 and March last year. A new...
Apr 12, 2022
Trudeau visits Edmonton, assessing your own COVID risk : In The News for April 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 12 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 12, 2022
As provinces ask people to manage COVID risks, experts say the public has less data
MONTREAL - At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, retired teacher Lois Armstrong said local health officials where she lives in Kingston, Ont., provided daily updates about outbreaks, cases and de...
Apr 12, 2022
'Infection doesn't protect you': Getting COVID twice is more common as immunity wanes
REGINA - Christine Enns said she was shocked when a rapid test showed she had tested positive for COVID-19. Enns, who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and a booster shot, already had the virus i...
Apr 11, 2022