Maritime provinces report no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday
The latest:There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island on Monday, as the number of new cases reported…
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Canada secures more Pfizer shots as focus shifts to second doses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the government will buy three million more vaccine shots from Pfizer than originally planned — an effort to secure more…
Manitoba officials didn’t heed warnings about a 3rd COVID-19 wave. Now hospitals are overwhelmed
Across Canada, most provinces are relaxing pandemic restrictions or planning on reopening their economies later this spring or in the early summer — but Manitoba is a…
Why experts say 2nd vaccine doses should be rolled out now
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven't subscribed yet,…
2,000 patients have been transferred around Ontario to free up beds — but it’s taking a toll
When Alison McVinnie's husband, Kevin Crozier, suffered a massive stroke in February, he was transferred between three different hospitals, all in a matter of hours.In a rapid…
Saskatchewan released a road map to reopening after COVID-19. Should Ontario do the same?
Like many Ontarians, more than a year of on-and-off lockdown restrictions has taken a toll on Ross Kutisker-Jacobson."I've lived with immense frustration and feelings of hopelessness," said…
When will the Canada-U.S. border reopen?
Travel across the Canada-U.S. border could resume by late summer or fall, according to the cautious estimates of some experts, but they say the process will be…
As Sask. faces growing COVID-19 cases, Indigenous communities have charted a different path
As cases of COVID-19 have climbed in Saskatchewan in 2021, the case counts among the province's Indigenous communities have dramatically decreased. Data obtained from the federal and…
More restrictions, changes to vaccine strategy urged as Alberta again matches heights of second wave
Alberta's daily COVID-19 numbers have now reached heights previously seen only at the peak of the second wave, prompting experts to call for more restrictions and a…
Doug Ford’s popularity plummets as pandemic takes its toll
If Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defeated in next year's provincial election, he might look back at this past week as the beginning of the end for…
Ontario hospitals allowed to transfer patients without consent
The Ontario government's health agency has issued two emergency orders to help hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions that is threatening…