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How Australia succeeded in lowering COVID-19 cases to near-zero

How Australia succeeded in lowering COVID-19 cases to near-zero

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Brockville mourns 'a beautiful soul' lost to domestic violence

Brockville mourns 'a beautiful soul' lost to domestic violence

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What Canada's hardest-hit provinces can learn from those that handled COVID-19 best

What Canada's hardest-hit provinces can learn from those that handled ...

1 month ago 1

B.C. hotel employee spat on by customer refusing to wear mask has heart attack shortly after, manager says

B.C. hotel employee spat on by customer refusing to wear mask has hear...

1 month ago 1

Fever, loss of taste or smell among telltale COVID-19 symptoms in Canadian kids

Fever, loss of taste or smell among telltale COVID-19 symptoms in Cana...

1 month ago 2

Ford differentiates between Ontarians holding private gatherings and establishments defying COVID-19 rules

Ford differentiates between Ontarians holding private gatherings and e...

1 month ago 2

OxyContin maker Purdue pleads guilty to charges related to opioid crisis

OxyContin maker Purdue pleads guilty to charges related to opioid cris...

1 month ago 1

Alberta bans indoor social gatherings as province declares 2nd state of public health emergency

Alberta bans indoor social gatherings as province declares 2nd state o...

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Anti-mask hostility forces B.C. grocery store to hire security guard for 1st time in 45 years

Anti-mask hostility forces B.C. grocery store to hire security guard f...

1 month ago 0

Ontario appoints retired Gen. Rick Hillier to oversee vaccine rollout, 1,589 new COVID-19 cases reported

Ontario appoints retired Gen. Rick Hillier to oversee vaccine rollout,...

1 month ago 0

Alberta surpasses Ontario with most confirmed, active COVID-19 cases in Canada

Alberta surpasses Ontario with most confirmed, active COVID-19 cases i...

1 month ago 1

National grief strategy needed to help Canadians cope with loss due to COVID-19, group says

National grief strategy needed to help Canadians cope with loss due to...

1 month ago 0

Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody drug gets interim authorization in Canada

Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody drug gets interim authorization in Canad...

1 month ago 2

A look inside an Alberta ICU as health-care workers struggle with COVID-19 surge

A look inside an Alberta ICU as health-care workers struggle with COVI...

1 month ago 1

AstraZeneca starts new COVID-19 prevention trials of antibody cocktail

AstraZeneca starts new COVID-19 prevention trials of antibody cocktail...

1 month ago 1

With holidays on the horizon, families turn to private testing for COVID-19

With holidays on the horizon, families turn to private testing for COV...

1 month ago 1

Does this mean Christmas is cancelled? Your COVID-19 questions answered

Does this mean Christmas is cancelled? Your COVID-19 questions answere...

1 month ago 3

What you need to know as we get closer to a COVID-19 vaccine

What you need to know as we get closer to a COVID-19 vaccine

1 month ago 2

Manitoba's 'amazing' new pandemic restrictions will take time to show effect: Dr. Theresa Tam

Manitoba's 'amazing' new pandemic restrictions will take time to show ...

1 month ago 1

Toronto, Peel move into COVID-19 lockdown Monday as Ontario tries to stop 'worst-case scenario'

Toronto, Peel move into COVID-19 lockdown Monday as Ontario tries to s...

1 month ago 22

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

1 month ago 19

B.C.'s mask mandate an about-face in a province struggling to replicate its 1st wave success

B.C.'s mask mandate an about-face in a province struggling to replicat...

1 month ago 4

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in elderly, trial results expected by Christmas

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in elderly, trial results e...

1 month ago 3

Canada could share any excess vaccine supply with poorer countries: Reuters sources

Canada could share any excess vaccine supply with poorer countries: Re...

1 month ago 4

Some Sask. families fear loss of support networks due to new COVID-19 gathering restrictions

Some Sask. families fear loss of support networks due to new COVID-19 ...

1 month ago 3

B.C. premier calls for restriction on non-essential travel between provinces

B.C. premier calls for restriction on non-essential travel between pro...

1 month ago 7

Vancouver seeks federal approval to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs

Vancouver seeks federal approval to decriminalize simple possession of...

1 month ago 1

Possible COVID-19 lockdown coming to Toronto, Peel and York as Ontario reports 1,417 new cases

Possible COVID-19 lockdown coming to Toronto, Peel and York as Ontario...

1 month ago 0

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak, sees lessons for COVID-19 fight

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak, sees lessons for COVID-19 fight

1 month ago 3

Pfizer says COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

Pfizer says COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

1 month ago 1

Rising COVID-19 cases spark talk of widespread school closures, extending holiday break

Rising COVID-19 cases spark talk of widespread school closures, extend...

1 month ago 0

Canada urged to embrace an elimination-style strategy for COVID-19 but feasibility questions abound

Canada urged to embrace an elimination-style strategy for COVID-19 but...

1 month ago 1

Sask. makes masks mandatory in public indoor spaces, reduces private gathering size to 5

Sask. makes masks mandatory in public indoor spaces, reduces private g...

1 month ago 0

What are the side effects of Pfizer's, Moderna's vaccines? Your questions answered

What are the side effects of Pfizer's, Moderna's vaccines? Your questi...

1 month ago 1

Nunavut's COVID-19 caseload more than doubles overnight to 60

Nunavut's COVID-19 caseload more than doubles overnight to 60

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Alberta Health says province has had only one human case of rare swine flu

Alberta Health says province has had only one human case of rare swine...

1 month ago 0

It's impossible for Ontario to hit least-restrictive green zone by Christmas, experts say

It's impossible for Ontario to hit least-restrictive green zone by Chr...

1 month ago 1

B.C. nurses struggling with shortage of staff and protective equipment, union president says

B.C. nurses struggling with shortage of staff and protective equipment...

1 month ago 0

Woman in her 30s becomes youngest Manitoban to die of COVID-19 as province announces 270 cases

Woman in her 30s becomes youngest Manitoban to die of COVID-19 as prov...

1 month ago 1

Ontario considers extending winter break in schools as province sees 1,249 more COVID-19 cases

Ontario considers extending winter break in schools as province sees 1...

1 month ago 1

Flu cases in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says

Flu cases in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says

1 month ago 0

Nova Scotia recalls some flu vaccines after 3 'adverse events' in New Brunswick

Nova Scotia recalls some flu vaccines after 3 'adverse events' in New ...

1 month ago 1

How a national response could address an unprecedented COVID-19 surge across Canada

How a national response could address an unprecedented COVID-19 surge ...

1 month ago 0

Officials beg Torontonians to stop socializing with those not in their households — including outdoors

Officials beg Torontonians to stop socializing with those not in their...

1 month ago 0

Ambulance bought on Kijiji helps Cape Breton pharmacist deliver flu shots

Ambulance bought on Kijiji helps Cape Breton pharmacist deliver flu sh...

1 month ago 0

11th resident dies amid growing COVID-19 outbreak at south Edmonton long-term care facility

11th resident dies amid growing COVID-19 outbreak at south Edmonton lo...

1 month ago 0

B.C. health officials emphasize safe ways to celebrate Diwali during COVID spike

B.C. health officials emphasize safe ways to celebrate Diwali during C...

1 month ago 0

911 operators face untold stress on the job. Sometimes they need help, too

911 operators face untold stress on the job. Sometimes they need help,...

1 month ago 1

Provinces pursue OxyContin maker for $67B US in costs associated with Canada's opioid crisis

Provinces pursue OxyContin maker for $67B US in costs associated with ...

1 month ago 1

Hyperventilating touted as possible treatment for alcohol poisoning

Hyperventilating touted as possible treatment for alcohol poisoning

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