Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

Health Canada authorizes made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA, ON - Health Canada has authorized a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine from Medicago, known as Covifenz.The two-dose, plant-based vaccine is authorized for use in people aged 18 to 64. Health Can...
Feb 24, 2022

COVID hospitalizations in Alberta fall by 118 since Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past five days.On Tuesday, AHS only provided "estimated numbers" for the long weeke...
Feb 23, 2022

Canada signs agreement with AstraZeneca on preventative COVID-19 treatment
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that's still under review by Health Canada. A r...
Feb 23, 2022

Mass shooting inquiry: COVID-19 has undermined the grieving process in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from a panel of community leaders who talked about what life is like in the rural communities affected by the trag...
Feb 23, 2022

Hospitalizations, ICU admissions drop in Alberta over long weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released an "estimated" report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past four days.On the Alberta COVID data website, it stated "Estimated numbers wi...
Feb 22, 2022

Kenney to make announcement Saturday about pandemic reopening plan
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he'll announce "a final decision" on Saturday, Feb. 26 on whether to proceed with the second phase of the province's pandemic reopening plan.Kenney tweeted...
Feb 22, 2022

People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier to plead not guilty to COVID-19 charges: lawyer
ST-PIERRE-JOLYS, Man. - A lawyer for People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says Bernier will plead not guilty to charges of violating COVID-19 restrictions. Alex Steigerwald told court today ...
Feb 22, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2...
Feb 22, 2022

Tamara Lich, key organizer of protests in Ottawa, denied bail
OTTAWA, ON - Tamara Lich, one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government on Parliament Hill, has been denied bail. An Ontario court judge issued...
Feb 22, 2022

Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March, the city's leader said Tuesday, as the city grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. Hong Kong ...
Feb 22, 2022