COVID-19 Coronavirus

Respiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut health officials say there has been a surge of respiratory illnesses across the territory this year. Dr. Sean Watchel, the territory's chief public health officer, says case...

Dec 15, 2022

PHF all-star weekend comes to Toronto a year after hosting plans scrapped by COVID-19

BOSTON - After a year-long delay the Premier Hockey Federation's all-star weekend will make its Canadian debut next month in Toronto. The PHF announced that the home of the league's Toronto Six franch...

Dec 15, 2022

Six-month COVID-19 vaccine delay would have cost $156B: study

A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have b...

Dec 15, 2022

Chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long-COVID

OTTAWA - Canada's chief science adviser is encouraging the government to develop a list of criteria to diagnose long-COVID and guidelines for doctors to treat it. Mona Nemer released the recommendatio...

Dec 14, 2022

Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000, highest level since October

MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says there are more than 2,000 hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 across the province, the highest number since Oct. 19. Officials say 2,081 people are in hospit...

Dec 14, 2022

House passes defense bill scrapping 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 House on Thursday as lawmakers scratch...

Dec 08, 2022

COVID-19 benefits helped economy rebound, but post-payment verification lacking: AG

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general says COVID-19 benefits were delivered quickly and helped mitigate economic suffering, however, the federal government hasn't done enough to recover overpayments. In a...

Dec 06, 2022

Auditor general probes COVID-19 vaccine procurement, pandemic benefits

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general is expected to release two highly anticipated reports on the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis in 2021, including access to vaccines and pandemic benefits....

Dec 06, 2022

B.C.'s COVID response praised for 'nimbleness,' calls to bolster public trust

VICTORIA - A review of British Columbia's COVID-19 response says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed "resilience, balance and nimbleness" during the emergency. That's despit...

Dec 02, 2022

Pandemic, slower U.S. migration see Canada closing gap with U.S. in workforce race

WASHINGTON - Since the global onset of COVID-19, Canada has been gradually closing the gap with the United States when it comes to attracting and keeping an important economic prize: new permanent res...

Dec 01, 2022