COVID-19 Coronavirus

Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID vaccine for children aged 6-11

OTTAWA, ON - A new option will soon be available for youths in Canada to be vaccinated against COVID-19.Health Canada has authorized the use of the Moderna Spikevax (50 mcg) COVID-19 vaccine for use i...

Mar 17, 2022

Vaccinated travellers won't need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1. Incoming tourists will still need to be vacc...

David Opinko Mar 17, 2022

WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of ties to big tobacco

OTTAWA - The World Health Organization says it is expecting to reject the COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Canada's Medicago because of the company's ties to big tobacco. The Medicago Covifenz vaccine ...

Mar 17, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...

Mar 17, 2022

Hospitalizations drop, 593 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.593 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 5...

Mar 16, 2022

Province to limit reporting of COVID numbers, wind down RAPID testing program

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government has announced a couple of changes to the way in which it responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.The province has lifted COVID restrictions twice in 2022 so far, once...

Mar 16, 2022

Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a COVID-19 test to come to Canada: source

OTTAWA - Vaccinated travellers will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test to come to Canada as of April 1, according to a source in the federal government. The source, who is not authorized to sp...

Mar 16, 2022

More Canadians opting for fertility treatment during pandemic: doctors, advocate

More women have undergone fertility treatment during the pandemic, especially if they've been working from home and haven't had to disclose their health challenges to an employer, says the head of a n...

Mar 16, 2022

'Complete change in our quality of life': Long COVID a burden for many Canadians

Every morning, Samantha Cover wakes up and braces for what the day will bring. For two years, the mother of four has been living with the post-COVID-19 condition known as long COVID, which has limited...

Mar 16, 2022

Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, VP Harris still negative

WASHINGTON (AP) - Second gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced Tuesday. Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative, but is curtailing her schedule as a re...

Mar 15, 2022