COVID-19 Coronavirus

OHL's Sudbury Wolves suspend operations after 12 players test positive for COVID-19

SUDBURY, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves have suspended all team activities after 12 players tested positive for COVID-19. The suspension affects three of the Wolves' upcoming OHL ga...

Nov 30, 2021

South African envoy calls on Canada to support waiver on COVID-19 vaccines

OTTAWA - South Africa's envoy in Ottawa is calling on Canada to support a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines as her country copes with the fallout of its discovery of the new Omicron v...

Nov 30, 2021

Oilers cancel practice after defenceman Cody Ceci placed in COVID protocol

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Cody Ceci has been placed in COVID-19 protocol. The team said it cancelled practice Tuesday for "precautionary reasons." Edmonton has also placed veteran defenceman Duncan K...

Nov 30, 2021

Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant

TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a visitor who recently arrived from Namibia, an official said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno s...

Nov 30, 2021

COVID cases remain low in South Zone over past weekend

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the three days.Note: Due to lower COVID-19 case counts in recent weeks, LNN will only be r...

Nov 29, 2021

Province to ramp up case investigations for international travellers amid new variant concerns

EDMONTON, AB - There are no confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Alberta but the province is taking steps to stop any potential spread of it from occurring.Premier Jason Kenney said 1...

Nov 29, 2021

Pandemic pressures: Nova Scotia offers pioneering helpline exclusively for men

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has established what is believed to be Canada's first 24-hour helpline exclusively for men in response to an urgent need that arose as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Soon after...

Nov 29, 2021

Canada supports plan for international pandemic treaty

OTTAWA, ON - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada supports the development of a new global convention on pandemic preparedness and response that will be debated at a special meeting of the Wor...

Olivia Thorington Nov 29, 2021

Dogs trained to comfort nervous people, help kids get COVID-19 vaccines

OTTAWA - Children turning up for their COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec last Friday were surprised to find not just the promise of a sticker at the end of the ordeal, but a waggy-tailed dog eager to be pett...

Nov 28, 2021

High alert: World scurries to contain new COVID variant

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contain a new variant of the cor...

Nov 27, 2021