Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is set to release new guidance this morning on the use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters as public health faces down the threat of the Omicron varia...

EDMONTON - Confusion has been growing at some Canadian airports that say they want more direction from the federal government since it changed COVID-19 testing rules for travellers. As health official...

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher and defenceman Sami Niku have entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The Canadiens said Thursday both players are being monitored closely by team doctors. Ga...

WASHINGTON - By early next week, Canadians and all other foreign visitors who travel to the United States by air will need to get a COVID-19 test no later than the day before their departure. U.S. Pre...

OTTAWA - For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife. Environment Canada says the virus was detected late last month in three wild white-tailed deer in Quebec. The de...

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government announced Wednesday that COVID-19 booster doses will be available to adults aged 60 and older starting Monday, December 6.Those wanting to book their appointment ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study th...

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says it's too early to say whether Canada's latest requirement to test arriving air travellers for COVID-19 will be extended to include those coming from the ...

EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, says the case was confirmed in a traveller returning fro...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Health Services (AHS) immunization policy will now allow proof of negative COVID-19 tests in some communities to protect high-quality health care for Albertans.AHS is bein...