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Ontario reports more than 800 COVID-19 cases, 10 additional deaths
Ontario reported 821 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 578,869.
18 Sep 2021 | Health -
SHA activates next surge plan level due to escalating COVID-19 cases
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is moving to its next level of surge plans due to rapidly escalating COVID-19 pressures on hospitals in the province.
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
U.S. FDA advisors reject COVID-19 booster shot approval, but may vote for older adults
A panel of expert outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted against broadly approving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, but may vote on a narrow…
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
B.C. will aid Alberta ‘where we can and when we can,’ but not offering ICU beds: Horgan
British Columbia’s premier says the province will do what it can to help Alberta stave off the collapse of its health-care system, but stopped short of offering hos…
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
B.C. man in COVID-19 isolation frustrated he won’t be able to vote in federal election
What’s more important: The fundamental right to vote, or the quarantine rules amid a global pandemic that’s so far killed more than 4.5 million people?
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
A look at COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination programs across Canada
Saskatchewan on Thursday became the latest province to announce plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport.
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
Child under age of 10 dies of COVID-19 in Waterloo Region, Ont.
Waterloo Region’s top doctor says a child under the age of 10 is the latest person to die from COVID-19-related issues in the area.
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
Quebec says no capacity to take on COVID-19 patients from Alberta
Quebec is not capable of receiving additional intensive care patients from other parts of the country as Alberta faces a COVID-19 surge pushing its health system to…
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
Burnt-out health-care workers prepare to take on Alberta’s COVID-19 patients
Dr. Paul Parks doesn’t want to put families through this.
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
Manitoba says no ask for COVID-19 help from Alberta yet, province will help if able
Despite word from Alberta that the province has reached out to Manitoba for help with its worsening COVID-19 situation, officials here say there’s been no official …
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
COVID-19 booster debate in U.S. heads to FDA vaccine advisory committee
The debate over whether Americans should receive a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine moves to a panel of independent expert advisers to the U.S. …
17 Sep 2021 | Health -
N.B. artist’s painting of Gord Downie featured in author Robin Sharma’s new book
When a New Brunswick artist put his brush to canvas to create a portrait of his idol Gord Downie after the musician died of cancer, he never imagined his work would…
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
Canada election: How parties vow to prevent the next pandemic
Canada wasn’t ready for the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the conclusion of experts, health-care workers and even the Auditor General.
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
No room in B.C. hospitals for Alberta COVID-19 patients, says province
British Columbia does not currently have the capacity to help relieve the strain on Alberta’s COVID-19-beleaguered hospital system, Health Minister Adrian Dix said …
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
Alberta’s COVID-19 surge a cautionary tale. Vaccines alone ‘won’t be fast enough’: Tam
Canada’s top doctor says Alberta’s COVID-19 response is an example of the kind of consequences a jurisdiction can face if it reopens too soon.
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
Idaho rations health care statewide as COVID surge drags on
Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitaliza…
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports another 33 cases
strong>Jump to:</strong> Hospitalizations<strong> – Outbreaks – Schools and child care – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambto
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Mandatory indoor masking for Saskatchewan public indoor spaces Sept. 17
Premier Scott Moe says the decision of the unvaccinated is driving the fourth wave of COVID-19 and Saskatchewan won’t wait as it moves forward.
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports 864 new COVID-19 cases as daily testing increases
Ontario is reporting 864 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a jump from the last two days which saw counts under 600 however daily testing numbers continue to increase…
16 Sep 2021 | Health -
Saskatchewan research group’s COVID-19 vaccine moves to Phase 2 clinical trials
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, known as VIDO, at the University of Saskatchewan is moving to Phase 2 of clinical testing of a COVID-19 vaccine dev…
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Pressure mounting on Montreal hospitals amid pandemic’s fourth wave
Montreal public health officials are warning of increased pressure on city hospitals as the number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to increase.
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
Tory candidate says she ‘misspoke’ in opposing vaccine passports
Conservative candidate Rosemarie Falk says she misspoke when she told an interviewer that her party does not support vaccine passports for entry into or departure f…
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
Trudeau defends 400-person indoor rally, says it followed COVID-19 protocols
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is defending a large indoor rally he held in Brampton, Ont., saying his party followed public health guidelines.
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 33 cases Wednesday
strong>Jump to:</strong> Hospitalizations<strong> – Outbreaks – Schools and child care – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambto
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
New Brunswick to provide update on COVID-19 measures in response to spike of cases
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to speak Wednesday on COVID-19 measures needed to be brought forth in response to the rising cases in the province.
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports under 600 new COVID-19 cases as test positivity drops
Ontario is reporting 593 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the second straight day the count is under 600 even with a notable increase in testing. The provincial cas…
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
‘Getting dangerous’: Calls grow for federal action amid Canada’s nurse shortage
Two decades into a career she once loved, Toronto emergency room nurse Nancy Halupa says she is almost ready to throw in the towel.
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
WHO reports drop in new COVID-19 infections across the world
The World Health Organization said there were about four million COVID-19 cases reported globally last week, marking the first major drop in new infections in more …
15 Sep 2021 | Health -
Moncton restaurateur opens ‘virtual’ kitchen offering 12 restaurants in one
A Moncton restaurateur has launched a new virtual food service that he hopes will appeal to people’s varied appetites during and after the pandemic.
14 Sep 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 7 cases, death of man in his 60s on Tuesday
strong>Jump to:</strong> Hospitalizations<strong> – Outbreaks – Schools and child care – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambto
14 Sep 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Quebec vaccination head to oversee rapid tests in schools
The head of Quebec’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy will oversee the deployment of rapid tests in schools after administrators criticized the rollout of the program.
14 Sep 2021 | Health -
Vladimir Putin self-isolating amid COVID-19 outbreak in inner-circle
Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that he tested nega…
14 Sep 2021 | Health -
MLHU brings COVID-19 vaccine clinic to White Oaks Mall after success at Masonville Place
The Middlesex-London Health Unit will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine walk-in clinic at White Oaks Mall from Sept. 14 to at least Sept. 25 following a successful 13-d…
14 Sep 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports 577 COVID-19 cases, 7 additional deaths
Ontario reported 577 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 575,796.
14 Sep 2021 | Health -
The U.S. anti-vax movement is contaminating Canada
Well, it has finally happened. News this week of widespread and disruptive anti-vaccine protests at Canadian medical centres means that America’s destructive, self-…
14 Sep 2021 | Health