-
COVID-19: Quebec public health director says mask wearing will be a ‘personal choice’
Wearing masks to protect against COVID-19 could become a matter of “personal choice,” rather than an obligation, as early as the end of the month, Quebec’s interim…
03 Mar 2022 | Health -
Canadians embrace travel again as COVID-19 border measures ease
Lisa Zeltzer watched COVID-19 case numbers rise through the winter and worried the March trip she’d booked to New York City — a vacation her theatre-loving son has …
03 Mar 2022 | Health -
More than half the world now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but challenges remain: WHO
More than half of the global population is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
02 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec’s Côte-Nord region recovering despite high COVID-19 transmission rate: health officials
Quebec’s Côte-Nord region has the highest COVID-19 transmission rate in the province, but health officials in the area 500 kilometres north of Quebec City say the s…
01 Mar 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 914 people in hospital, 278 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 914 people in hospital with COVID on Tuesday, with 278 in intensive care units.
01 Mar 2022 | Health -
Quebec logs 14 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations remain on downswing
Quebec reported 14 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 as hospital numbers dipped slightly Tuesday.
01 Mar 2022 | Health -
Rangers support Ontario First Nation battling COVID outbreak
A group of Canadian Rangers will be helping an Ontario First Nation as it battles a COVID-19 outbreak.
28 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec reports less than 10 new COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations also dip
The deaths of seven more Quebecers were reported Monday amid the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis.
28 Feb 2022 | Health -
Alberta to end most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on March 1
With confidence that Alberta’s COVID-19 “numbers continue to decline rapidly,” Premier Jason Kenney announced the province will move forward to Step 2 of its reopen…
26 Feb 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 1,066 people in hospital, 302 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 1,066 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday, with 302 in intensive care units as figures continue to trend downward.
24 Feb 2022 | Health -
Lexi Daken’s family 1 year later and how the N.B. teen’s legacy is now helping others
The morning of Feb. 24, 2021, was the day everything changed for the Daken family.
24 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec records 28 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall again
Quebec reported 28 new deaths attributable to COVID-19 as hospitalizations continued to drop Thursday.
24 Feb 2022 | Health -
About 3 million Quebecers infected with COVID-19 during Omicron wave: public health
The fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has infected about three million Quebecers to date, the province’s interim public health director said Wednesday.
23 Feb 2022 | Health -
B.C. physician facing disciplinary hearing unapologetic for ‘misleading’ COVID-19 comments
A physician in B.C. who is facing a disciplinary hearing over “misleading” claims about COVID-19 says he stands by his conduct and would continue prescribing iverme…
23 Feb 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 1,106 people in hospital, 319 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 1,106 people in hospital with COVID on Wednesday, with 319 in intensive care units.
23 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec registers 17 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations plummet
Quebec saw its hospitalizations drop again Wednesday as the province recorded 17 new deaths linked to COVID-19.
23 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec to lift classroom mask requirements for COVID-19 after March break
The Quebec government will lift the mask mandate in elementary and high school classrooms starting March 7.
22 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec logs 30 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop below 1,750
Quebec reported the deaths of 30 more people Tuesday while hospital numbers fell sharply amid the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis
22 Feb 2022 | Health -
Queen Elizabeth cancels online meetings due to mild COVID-19 symptoms
Queen Elizabeth II canceled scheduled online engagements on Tuesday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, B…
22 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec bar association wants government to justify continued COVID state of emergency
The Quebec bar association is asking the provincial government to explain why it still needs extraordinary powers to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
22 Feb 2022 | Health -
New Zealand anti-vaccine mandate protesters clash with police
One protester drove a car toward a New Zealand police line, narrowly avoiding officers, while other protesters sprayed officers with a stinging substance, police sa…
22 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec adds 3 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations rise
Quebec has reported three new deaths tied to COVID-19 as the province entered a new phase of reopening Monday.
21 Feb 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: ‘Quebec will not abandon its efforts’ amid lagging vaccination rates among young kids
Quebec has not abandoned its campaign to vaccinate children under 12 against COVID-19 despite a significant slowdown in the effort to immunize that segment of the p…
21 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec lifts vaccine passport requirement at places of worship, capacity limits rise
Quebec’s vaccine passport will no longer be required at places of worship and funerals as of Monday as the province continues to relax COVID-19 restrictions.
21 Feb 2022 | Health -
Push made for use of physician assistants in B.C. amid doctor shortage
Joanna Chan wants to come back to British Columbia to work as a physician assistant and she’s not alone.
20 Feb 2022 | Health -
U.K. to scrap COVID-19 self-isolation rules next week
People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “liv…
20 Feb 2022 | Health -
Canada leaving ‘crisis phase’ of pandemic but resurgence possible as measures ease: Tam
New federal data shows that while Canada is exiting the “critical phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic, easing of public health measures could still lead to resurgence, …
18 Feb 2022 | Health -
New Brunswick to move to least restrictive COVID-19 alert level Friday night
New Brunswick will move to Level 1 of its COVID-19 winter action plan, which is the least restrictive level, Friday night at 11:59 p.m., the province announced in a…
18 Feb 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports no deaths for 2nd day in a row, LHSC has 63 COVID inpatients
strong>Jump to: Hospitalizations – Cases and testing – Outbreaks – Vaccinations – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton</strong
17 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec health experts stress COVID-19 booster shot still necessary despite vaccine passport removal
Health experts stressed Wednesday that despite the loosening of vaccine passport restrictions in Quebec, the COVID-19 booster shot is still important.
16 Feb 2022 | Health -
Feds scrapping pre-arrival COVID PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
Canada will eliminate its pre-arrival COVID-19 PCR test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers at the end of the month, officials say.
15 Feb 2022 | Health -
Quebec premier says announcement about COVID-19 vaccine passport could come Tuesday
Quebec Premier François Legault said he will meet with public health officials Monday night to discuss whether the province’s vaccine passport system should remain …
14 Feb 2022 | Health -
Four arrested as blockade of key B.C. border crossing stretches into second day: RCMP
Four people were arrested for mischief at the Pacific Highway border crossing Sunday, as a blockade by a group opposed to COVID-19 measures continued into a second …
13 Feb 2022 | Health -
Men are more at risk of mental illness post-breakup, study finds
When Roman Mironov’s marriage came to an end seven years ago, he was crushed.
13 Feb 2022 | Health -
Convoy protesters tear down fence protecting National War Memorial
Protesters from the so-called “freedom convoy” in Ottawa have torn down a fence that had been put around the National War Memorial to protect it from further desecr…
12 Feb 2022 | Health