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Quebec Premier François Legault tests positive for COVID-19, says he's feeling good

The 64-year-old premier will work remotely for the next five days as per public health guidelines

Mar 25, 2022 10:19 AM Read more >

Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts

Evolutionary biologist Prof. Sarah Otto said not since the two-piece swimsuit was introduced over 75 years ago has such a polarized debate raged

Mar 24, 2022 10:13 AM Read more >

Newfoundland and Labrador reports five deaths from COVID-19, 29 people in hospital

Online data shows 92 people have died in the province due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began two years ago

Mar 23, 2022 5:41 PM Read more >

When will feds lift COVID-19 mandates? It's complicated, minister says

Opposition parties have increasingly called for more transparency about how the federal government makes public health decisions under its jurisdiction

Mar 22, 2022 10:02 AM Read more >

Canada's international development minister urges WHO to approve Medicago vaccine

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago's COVID-19 shot so it can be donated

Mar 21, 2022 4:23 PM Read more >

Bump in COVID-19 cases 'not unexpected' as public health measures lifted, Tam says

OTTAWA — Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says increased COVID-19 transmission is "not unexpected" as public health measures are lifted and cases pick up internationally.

Mar 18, 2022 3:03 PM Read more >

NACI recommends kids get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, calls Moderna suitable alternative

The Pfizer dose is preferred for the first two shots because of the potential risk of heart inflammation, known as myocarditis

Mar 18, 2022 12:19 PM Read more >

Two years in, no moving on from COVID-19 for Canada's exhausted health-care workers

As they face burnout, staff shortages and daunting procedural backlogs, some health workers say it isn't so easy to move on

Mar 18, 2022 10:57 AM Read more >

Social norms will take time to establish as more workers head back to offices

According to a recent Amazon business survey, half of Canadian office workers say they would prefer to work mostly or completely remotely

Mar 17, 2022 3:55 PM Read more >

WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of ties to big tobacco

The two-dose Medicago Covifenz vaccine was authorized in Canada last month for adults between 18 and 64 years old

Mar 17, 2022 3:22 PM Read more >