Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus
'We're getting through this': Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID-19 and TB at same time
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Eric Lawlor was in a meeting about a tuberculosis outbreak in his community in December when he got a call from Nunavut's top doctor telling him a resident had just tested positive ...
Jan 16, 2022
Canada's public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on
MONTREAL - The abrupt departure of Quebec's public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country's chief medical officers as the Omicron wave pushes t...
Jan 15, 2022
6,163 new COVID cases in Alberta Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Friday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.6,163 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 43...
Jan 14, 2022
Situation will get worse before it gets better as Omicron spreads
EDMONTON, AB. -- News from the federal pandemic briefing on Friday (Jan 14) morning, is that the situation is going to get worse in many parts of the country in the next few weeks. Chief public health...
Jan 14, 2022
Maple Leafs add Kase, Ritchie and Holl to NHL's COVID-19 protocol
The Toronto Maple Leafs have added three more players to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol as an outbreak on the team that started in December continues to drag on. The Leafs announced Friday that forwards ...
Jan 14, 2022
Gogolev, who missed senior championships with COVID-19, named to world junior team
OTTAWA - Stephen Gogolev, who was forced to withdraw from last week's Canadian senior figure skating championships due to COVID-19, has been named to Canada's team for the world junior championships. ...
Jan 14, 2022
Omicron making life difficult for mathematicians trying to track COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The highly transmissible Omicron variant is forcing mathematicians to rework the models that have helped shaped Canada's understanding of COVID-19, as well as the country's response...
Jan 14, 2022
Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has heart muscle issue after COVID bout
MUNICH - Alphonso Davies' return from a bout of COVID-19 has been put on hold with Bayern Munich saying the Canadian star shows signs of an inflammation of the heart muscle. The 21-year-old from Edmon...
Jan 14, 2022
Weighing COVID restrictions and Prince Andrew's troubles: In The News for Jan. 14
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 Jan. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 14, 2022
Some nurses still don't have proper COVID-19 personal protective equipment: union
OTTAWA, ON - When news of the first cases of COVID-19 began cropping up in Canada in early 2020, Linda Silas was one of the first to ring alarm bells about the lack of proper personal protective equip...
Jan 14, 2022