COVID-19 Coronavirus

Quebec, P.E.I. extend mask mandates until late April to prevent spread of COVID-19

Quebec and Prince Edward Island have extended their provincial mask mandates until later this month as they try to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The decisions Tuesday came several days after the Pub...

Apr 05, 2022

NACI: Provinces should prep to offer 2nd COVID-19 booster shots

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says provinces and territories should rapidly prepare to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks. The committee says govern...

Apr 05, 2022

Dem, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19, the top Democratic and Republican negotiators said Monday, but the measure dro...

Apr 04, 2022

B.C. premier John Horgan tests positive for COVID-19, but says symptoms are 'mild'

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home. Horgan announced on his verified Twitter account that he tested positive for COVID-19...

Apr 04, 2022

New COVID-19 vaccine policy for federal workers expected Wednesday.

OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to update its policy on mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for its workers on Wednesday. The Public Service Alliance of Canada has already filed a grievance agains...

Apr 04, 2022

Survey suggests Canadians becoming more divided over COVID-19, politics

REGINA - A new survey suggests more Canadians are becoming divided, with some saying issues have led them to reduce contact with friends or family. The national phone survey by the Canadian Hub for Ap...

Apr 04, 2022

Green Party of Canada MP Elizabeth May says she has tested positive for COVID-19

OTTAWA - Green Party of Canada MP Elizabeth May says she has tested positive for COVID-19. May says on Twitter that she found out on Thursday and is very sick. She says she isolated herself when she s...

Apr 01, 2022

Muslims ready to celebrate Ramadan together after COVID-19 restrictions lifted

TORONTO - Mohsin Patel has been working hard to prepare a program that will be providing free meals for those in need during the month of Ramadan. The member of the mosque committee at the Mecca Islam...

Apr 01, 2022

COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The use of public health ...

Apr 01, 2022

Future waves of COVID-19 likely as Canada undergoes "period of transition": Tam

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer warned Friday the country is in a period of pandemic transition that might see further waves of COVID-19 cases this year. "We anticipate that progress wil...

Apr 01, 2022