COVID-19 Coronavirus

Minister Marci Ien self-isolating after potential COVID-19 exposure

OTTAWA - Marci Ien, minister for women and gender equality and youth, has gone into self-isolation after attending an in-person event where she may have come in contact with several COVID-19 cases. Jo...

Dec 10, 2021

COVID-19 resurgence forecast for Canada, worse if Omicron replaces Delta: Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says a resurgence of COVID-19 is forecast for Canada and it could speed up even more if the Omicron variant replaces Delta. New federal modelling s...

Dec 10, 2021

Rapid tests advised by Ontario experts in COVID fight, Quebec sending them for kids

TORONTO - Rapid COVID-19 tests can help stop transmission and could be valuable tools in workplaces and schools, Ontario experts said Thursday, while Quebec announced test kits for kids amid calls for...

Dec 09, 2021

Feds failed to ensure farms protected migrant workers from COVID-19: Auditor general

OTTAWA - The federal government is failing to ensure agricultural producers are properly protecting migrant workers from COVID-19, according to Canada's auditor general, including in some cases where ...

Dec 09, 2021

Five Things from the auditor general's report on the federal response to COVID-19

OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan released several reports on the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five key highlights: Poor quarantine enforcement for international...

Dec 09, 2021

Auditor criticizes pandemic border measure enforcement, other COVID-19 responses

OTTAWA - The auditor general has found Canada failed to adequately enforce border measures designed to keep international travellers from importing cases of COVID-19 into the country, just as the gove...

Dec 09, 2021

COVID-19 infections on the rise after grad ceremonies at university in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - There are now 59 COVID-19 infections linked to recent graduation ceremonies at St. Francis Xavier University in northern Nova Scotia. Health officials reported an additional 38 cases today a...

Dec 09, 2021

Virus behind COVID-19 spreads quickly and mutations make it unpredictable: experts

Putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic will mean priming the immune systems of everyone on Earth but the virus is spreading quickly and may take years to "settle down," says an infectious disease spe...

Olivia Thorington Dec 09, 2021

COVID cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even ...

Dec 08, 2021

Over 7-million COVID vaccine doses administered in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta has reached a new milestone in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.Premier Jason Kenney tweeted Tuesday afternoon, announcing that more than 7-million doses have been administere...

Dec 08, 2021