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Alberta NDP demands answers on premier's conversations with accused in COVID cases

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith to divulge all her conversations relating to COVID-19 court cases after she acknowledged having contact with an accused before ...

Feb 10, 2023

Trust in governments shows signs of life as pandemic starts to fade

OTTAWA - An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade. The 2023 CanTrust Index published by Proof Strategies...

Feb 09, 2023

COVID critic had illness but died of drug overdose, B.C. coroner says

VICTORIA - A report from British Columbia's coroner says a prominent anti-vaccine and COVID critic died in 2021 of a drug overdose, although he also tested positive for the illness post-mortem. The re...

Feb 07, 2023

Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say a former employee of a Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19. Debora...

Feb 07, 2023

California won't require COVID vaccine to attend schools

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California won't make children get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials said Friday, reversing a state policy first announced by Gov. Gavi...

Feb 03, 2023

Japanese chemical company to close Quebec COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Medicago

MONTREAL - The Quebec-based biopharmaceutical firm that produced a COVID-19 vaccine is being shut down by parent company Mitsubishi Chemical. The Japanese chemical company said Thursday it would stop ...

Feb 03, 2023

COVID-19 tests will be mandatory for travellers from China for another two months

OTTAWA - Canada has renewed mandatory COVID-19 testing and screening for travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macao for another two months. The government mandated pre-boarding tests for people coming...

Feb 02, 2023

Quebec says only people at risk who haven't had COVID-19 should get booster dose

MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says only residents who are considered at risk for severe COVID-19 - and who haven't already been infected - need to get a booster dose. Public health director Dr...

Feb 02, 2023

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy...

Jan 30, 2023

What would it mean if WHO declares the COVID-19 global emergency over?

OTTAWA - Monday could mark a major milestone in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the World Health Organization stands poised to decide whether or not to declare an end to the global public hea...

Jan 30, 2023