COVID-19 Coronavirus

Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules

VANCOUVER - Travellers arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong said they were relieved to be among the last arrivals before Canada's new COVID-19 testing requirements took effect, including one woman who...

Jan 04, 2023

Head of group fighting COVID restrictions charged with attempting to obstruct justice

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Police Service says the president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is facing charges that include attempting to obstruct justice, following his admission in 20...

Jan 02, 2023

Women's hockey roars back to life in 2022 after tough pandemic years

Women's hockey in 2022 was a firehose filled with change and advancement after the virtual desert of the COVID-19 pandemic. From a women's league closer to paying a living wage to all of its players, ...

Jan 02, 2023

Canada's COVID-19 travel restrictions for China a 'political move,' says expert

An expert says Canada's requirement of a negative COVID-19 test of travellers from China will not help in preventing new variants or the spread of the virus. Kerry Bowman, assistant professor at the U...

Jan 01, 2023

Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China

Ottawa plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January. The federal government says in a ...

Dec 31, 2022

Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 on the decline across Quebec

MONTREAL - The three respiratory viruses that had been causing chaos in the fall in Quebec hospitals - COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus - are all on the decline, the province's publ...

Dec 30, 2022

Health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests

OTTAWA - The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from Ch...

Dec 28, 2022

Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows

OTTAWA - Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear ho...

Dec 27, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets. Quebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases - which trap heat and warm the...

Dec 21, 2022

Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to Pre...

Dec 15, 2022