COVID-19 Coronavirus

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't see the province's mask mandates ending any time soon. Ford was speaking with Belleville radio station CJBQ an...

Jan 25, 2022

NACI recommends three COVID-19 shots for immunocompromised children

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now recommends immunocompromised kids between the ages of five and 11 be offered a third dose of an mRNA vaccine to protect them against COVID-...

Jan 25, 2022

COVID-19 booster drive is faltering in the US

NEW YORK (AP) - The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, worrying health experts who have pleaded with Americans to get an extra shot to shore up their protection against the highly con...

Jan 25, 2022

Canucks get Miller, Martin back from COVID, add Pearson to protocol

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks got two players back from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol ahead of a crucial matchup with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. J.T. Miller missed two games and goalie Spencer ...

Jan 25, 2022

Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak

IQALUIT, Nunavut - One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 ...

Jan 25, 2022

COVID-19: Quebec reopens stores on Sundays, Ontario logs fewer hospitalizations

MONTREAL - Canada's two most populous provinces are reporting declines in COVID-19-related hospitalizations today as one of them prepares to lift a ban on Sunday shopping meant to curb the virus's spr...

Jan 23, 2022

Vancouver Canucks add goalie Spencer Martin, two assistant coaches to COVID protocol

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are down two more goalies due to COVID-19. Head coach Bruce Boudreau says Spencer Martin has been placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol and Arturs Silovs of the Ameri...

Jan 23, 2022

1,191 Albertans hospitalized with COVID

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Friday, partly covering statistics from the past 24 hours.3,592 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the tota...

Jan 21, 2022

A blend of optimism and caution highlight Canada's COVID-19 forecast

Across Canada a blend of optimism and caution is emerging as provinces and territories revise their strategies for riding out the latest wave of the pandemic. In Saskatchewan where rising hospital adm...

Jan 21, 2022

Province announces new bed capacity measures and response plan

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government announced Thursday there will be extra bed capacity in non-ICU and ICU settings as well as a new community response plan."COVID-19 hospitalizations have surpassed...

Jan 20, 2022