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Provinces discuss rollout plans, preach patience ahead of COVID-19 vaccine arrival

Provinces discuss rollout plans, preach patience ahead of COVID-19 vac...

3 weeks ago 17

Nunavut starts rapid COVID-19 testing in Winnipeg isolation hubs

Nunavut starts rapid COVID-19 testing in Winnipeg isolation hubs

3 weeks ago 13

Trench fever, rare disease that afflicted WWI soldiers, detected in homeless Winnipeggers

Trench fever, rare disease that afflicted WWI soldiers, detected in ho...

3 weeks ago 37

Opioid deaths rose in first 15 weeks of COVID-19 pandemic: Ontario Public Health

Opioid deaths rose in first 15 weeks of COVID-19 pandemic: Ontario Pub...

3 weeks ago 1

City of Regina partnering with U of R to help predict COVID-19 cases by analyzing stool

City of Regina partnering with U of R to help predict COVID-19 cases b...

3 weeks ago 1

Parents of children with underlying health conditions upset by those flouting public health orders

Parents of children with underlying health conditions upset by those f...

3 weeks ago 2

Early days of PPE contracts were ‘the wild west’ | The Big Spend

Early days of PPE contracts were ‘the wild west’ | The Big Spend

3 weeks ago 1

Provinces should adopt surveillance testing to battle COVID-19, long-term care home review says

Provinces should adopt surveillance testing to battle COVID-19, long-t...

3 weeks ago 1

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could ship to Canada within 24 hours of approval, exec says

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could ship to Canada within 24 hours ...

3 weeks ago 1

How COVID-19 vaccines are being approved in Canada

How COVID-19 vaccines are being approved in Canada

3 weeks ago 1

As U.S. hospitals fill up, doctor hopes viral photo will serve as a warning

As U.S. hospitals fill up, doctor hopes viral photo will serve as a wa...

3 weeks ago 0

Why some say Canada needs to do more to protect essential workers until COVID-19 vaccine arrives

Why some say Canada needs to do more to protect essential workers unti...

3 weeks ago 0

Inspector saw Hamilton hospital staff breaking COVID-19 rules

Inspector saw Hamilton hospital staff breaking COVID-19 rules

3 weeks ago 10

Alberta's COVID-19 test positivity rate of more than 10% 'should concern us all,' Hinshaw says

Alberta's COVID-19 test positivity rate of more than 10% 'should conce...

3 weeks ago 1

Nunavut family of 11 goes without hot water for duration of COVID-19 outbreak

Nunavut family of 11 goes without hot water for duration of COVID-19 o...

3 weeks ago 2

Why children in Canada won't receive a coronavirus vaccine immediately

Why children in Canada won't receive a coronavirus vaccine immediately...

3 weeks ago 3

Sask. woman cooped up in outbreak care home says isolation taking its toll

Sask. woman cooped up in outbreak care home says isolation taking its ...

3 weeks ago 3

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief 'disappointed' to hear government won't hit boil water advisory deadline

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief 'disappointed' to hear government wo...

3 weeks ago 1

This London, Ont. teen wants a national, three-digit suicide help line and politicians are taking action

This London, Ont. teen wants a national, three-digit suicide help line...

3 weeks ago 1

Alberta planning COVID-19 field hospitals for 750 patients, internal document shows

Alberta planning COVID-19 field hospitals for 750 patients, internal d...

3 weeks ago 0

After delivering more than 10,000 babies, a beloved Montreal obstetrician prepares to step back

After delivering more than 10,000 babies, a beloved Montreal obstetric...

3 weeks ago 1

1976 U.S. swine flu vaccination program may offer lessons for COVID-19 pandemic

1976 U.S. swine flu vaccination program may offer lessons for COVID-19...

3 weeks ago 1

Head of health board overseeing hospital where Joyce Echaquan died removed from post

Head of health board overseeing hospital where Joyce Echaquan died rem...

3 weeks ago 0

CDC shortens quarantine recommendation for U.S., raising questions in Canada

CDC shortens quarantine recommendation for U.S., raising questions in ...

3 weeks ago 0

WHO updates mask advice, recommending they be worn in indoor, poorly ventilated areas

WHO updates mask advice, recommending they be worn in indoor, poorly v...

3 weeks ago 22

Health-care workers, nursing home residents should get vaccine first, U.S. government panel advises

Health-care workers, nursing home residents should get vaccine first, ...

3 weeks ago 0

B.C. hospital cuts 4 B.C. Indigenous health workers' jobs during racism probe

B.C. hospital cuts 4 B.C. Indigenous health workers' jobs during racis...

4 weeks ago 25

HIV generic drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021

HIV generic drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021

4 weeks ago 3

Ontario reports 1,707 new COVID-19 cases as ICU admissions climb to 2nd-wave high

Ontario reports 1,707 new COVID-19 cases as ICU admissions climb to 2n...

4 weeks ago 0

Parents welcome asymptomatic COVID-19 tests in schools, even if the news isn't always good

Parents welcome asymptomatic COVID-19 tests in schools, even if the ne...

4 weeks ago 1

Calgary hospitals told to conserve oxygen, but doctors fear request is a red flag

Calgary hospitals told to conserve oxygen, but doctors fear request is...

4 weeks ago 1

An unprecedented 46 people die of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend, health officials announce

An unprecedented 46 people die of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend, h...

4 weeks ago 2

Another COVID-19 record falls in Alberta, with 1,733 new cases reported

Another COVID-19 record falls in Alberta, with 1,733 new cases reporte...

4 weeks ago 1

Investigation finds widespread racism and discrimination against Indigenous peoples in B.C. health-care system

Investigation finds widespread racism and discrimination against Indig...

4 weeks ago 1

Nunavut mother tests positive for COVID-19 days after giving birth in Winnipeg hospital

Nunavut mother tests positive for COVID-19 days after giving birth in ...

4 weeks ago 2

Canada 'not at the back of the line' for COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna chairman says

Canada 'not at the back of the line' for COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna cha...

1 month ago 1

Canada blocks some bulk prescription drug exports to U.S. to prevent shortages

Canada blocks some bulk prescription drug exports to U.S. to prevent s...

1 month ago 3

Russia says its COVID vaccine is 95% effective. So why is there still Western resistance to it?

Russia says its COVID vaccine is 95% effective. So why is there still ...

1 month ago 2

What Canadians need to know about COVID-19 before gathering over the holidays

What Canadians need to know about COVID-19 before gathering over the h...

1 month ago 0

Ontario reports record-high 1,855 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario reports record-high 1,855 new COVID-19 cases

1 month ago 8

With a visit from Dr. Strang, Halifax boy meets his hero

With a visit from Dr. Strang, Halifax boy meets his hero

1 month ago 18

Toronto's high-risk communities need much more support, COVID-19 outreach workers say

Toronto's high-risk communities need much more support, COVID-19 outre...

1 month ago 0

Sask. health care system strained due to high contact numbers, surging cases

Sask. health care system strained due to high contact numbers, surging...

1 month ago 1

AstraZeneca CEO says new global trial on COVID-19 vaccine likely

AstraZeneca CEO says new global trial on COVID-19 vaccine likely

1 month ago 2

This young Edmonton man died of COVID-19. His friend says the human toll of pandemic is lost in the numbers

This young Edmonton man died of COVID-19. His friend says the human to...

1 month ago 1

How risky is it to go shopping now? Your coronavirus questions answered

How risky is it to go shopping now? Your coronavirus questions answere...

1 month ago 1

Families hold breath, anxiously await holiday gathering guidelines for seniors in long-term care

Families hold breath, anxiously await holiday gathering guidelines for...

1 month ago 0

U.S. heads into Thanksgiving with highest COVID-19 death toll in over 6 months

U.S. heads into Thanksgiving with highest COVID-19 death toll in over ...

1 month ago 1

Ontarians should only celebrate holidays with people in their own home, province announces

Ontarians should only celebrate holidays with people in their own home...

1 month ago 0

Focus on the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, experts suggest

Focus on the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, experts suggest

1 month ago 1