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Quebec reports 12 new deaths related to COVID, a drop in hospitalizations
Quebec is reporting 12 additional COVID-related deaths on Friday as officials warn of a possible sixth wave as cases continue to climb across the province.
25 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 667 people in hospital, 161 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 667 people in hospital with COVID on Friday, with 161 in intensive care.
25 Mar 2022 | Health -
Pharmacy investigated on allegations it fraudulently entered people into B.C. vaccine system
A British Columbia pharmacy has seen its access to PharmaCare suspended, as it faces an investigation over allegations it was entering people in the COVID-19 vaccin…
25 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec Premier François Legault tests positive for COVID-19
Quebec Premier François Legault has tested positive for COVID-19.
24 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec should plan mass campaign to give out COVID-19 booster shots: vaccine committee
Quebec’s immunization committee is suggesting the government start preparing a mass COVID-19 vaccine fourth-dose campaign for the general population that would be l…
24 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 661 people in hospital, 165 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 661 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday, with 165 in intensive care.
24 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec logs 14 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations, ICU cases rise
Quebec registered 14 new deaths linked to COVID-19 as the province saw a 28-patient increase Thursday.
24 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec adds 2 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop by 9
Quebec reported two new deaths attributed to COVID-19 as the province saw a slight dip in hospital numbers Wednesday.
23 Mar 2022 | Health -
Rate of doctor burnout in Canada has doubled since before pandemic: survey
Preliminary data from a national survey of doctors in Canada has revealed a concerning trend about the health of those who take care of Canadians.
23 Mar 2022 | Health -
Canadians are in favour of hybrid work amid COVID-19. Can employers force them back?
After more than two years of working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadians are gradually returning to the office as public health measures and restri…
23 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 639 people in hospital, 179 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 639 people in hospital with COVID on Tuesday, with 179 in intensive care.
22 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec’s COVID-19 hospitalizations jump by 41 as province logs 7 new deaths
Quebec reported seven new deaths attributed to COVID-19 amid a jump in hospitalizations Tuesday.
22 Mar 2022 | Health -
Canada wants WHO to approve Medicago’s COVID vaccine so it can be donated: Sajjan
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago’s COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by…
21 Mar 2022 | Health -
Dropped mask mandates: Public-facing workers face hostility, health risks
The masks have come off.
21 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 551 people in hospital, 181 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 551 people in hospital with COVID on Monday with 181 in intensive care units.
21 Mar 2022 | Health -
N.S. top doc calls protest outside home ‘concerning’ as province lifts most COVID-19 measures
Nova Scotia has officially ended its state of emergency — two years after it was declared — and lifted most COVID-19 restrictions.
21 Mar 2022 | Health -
‘Open for tourism again’: Canada eyes recovery as COVID-19 travel rules ease
With Canada further easing COVID-19 restrictions at its borders, travel experts are seeing a surge in demand for international trips, but summer bookings for Europe…
20 Mar 2022 | Health -
Canada’s top doctors still recommend wearing a mask — even as provinces ditch mandates
Canada’s top doctors say you should keep wearing your mask, even as provinces increasingly drop their COVID-19 mask mandates.
18 Mar 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 1 death, 86 cases, LHSC has 23 COVID inpatients
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18 Mar 2022 | Health -
No moving on from COVID-19 for Canada’s exhausted health workers
COVID-19 cases continue to roll into the two Toronto-area hospitals where Eram Chhogala works as a trauma nurse. The numbers have dwindled to a stream instead of a …
18 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 615 people in hospital, 193 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 615 people in hospital with COVID on Friday, with 193 in intensive care units as figures continue to trend downward.
18 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec reports 13 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall again
Quebec reported 13 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 as hospital numbers continued to fall Friday.
18 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 644 people in hospital, 199 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 644 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday, with 199 in intensive care units.
17 Mar 2022 | Health -
Medicago’s Canada-made COVID-19 vaccine faces WHO rejection due to tobacco industry ties
The first COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by a Canadian company will “very likely” not get the green light for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO) du…
17 Mar 2022 | Health -
Canada will scrap pre-arrival COVID-19 testing rule for vaccinated travellers April 1
Canada is scrapping its pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers, the federal government announced on Thursday.
17 Mar 2022 | Health -
Is Canada dropping its COVID-19 guard too quickly? Experts weigh in
As COVID-19-related public health restrictions continue to ease across Canada, experts are split on whether officials are letting their guard down too quickly.
17 Mar 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: LHSC has 29 COVID patients, MLHU reports 1 death and 87 cases
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16 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec tables bill to end state of emergency for COVID-19
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé has tabled a bill to put an end to the province’s state of emergency to deal with the COVID-19 health crisis.
16 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec auditor general concerned about booming telemedicine, quality of care
Quebec’s auditor general is concerned that a boom in telemedicine since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago will have a negative impact on the qual…
16 Mar 2022 | Health -
Canada poised to end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for travellers: sources
Canada is expected to announce an end to pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers, two federal government sources told Global News.
16 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 649 people in hospital, 204 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 649 people in hospital with COVID on Wednesday, with 204 in intensive care units.
16 Mar 2022 | Health -
A rare look inside Halifax’s COVID-19 inpatient unit, and the lessons they’ve learned
At the height of the pandemic, Dr. Christy Bussey had to rent out an apartment just so she could be closer to the hospital.
15 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec adds 20 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations rise by 5
Quebec recorded 20 new deaths related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the province saw another small rise in patient numbers Tuesday.
15 Mar 2022 | Health -
Pfizer to seek U.S. approval for 2nd COVID booster for people 65 and older: report
Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE will seek emergency use authorization for a second booster shot of their COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 65 and older…
15 Mar 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 1 death and 50 cases, 35 COVID-19 inpatients at LHSC
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15 Mar 2022 | Health