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Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why
Race-based data shows that Black Canadians are far more likely to get sick and be hospitalized for COVID-19 than other ethnic groups. A...
With no successful vaccine candidates yet, Canada signs deal to secure 20M more COVID-19 vaccine doses
Canada has signed an agreement to secure another 20 million vaccine doses as the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine intensifies. During a news conference in...
Ottawa prepares to squeeze big U.S. tech firms over loss of revenue for Canadian news outlets
Advocates for Canada’s news media sector have welcomed the federal government’s clearest pledge yet to squeeze web giants for compensation. But there’s evidence...
2-year-olds are getting kicked off planes for refusing to wear a mask. Is that fair?
Some parents are fuming over rules requiring toddlers to wear masks on airplanes — after they were turfed from flights in Canada and the...
Canada’s top doctor warns of sharp rise in COVID-19 cases if Canadians don’t follow guidelines
Canada is at a “crossroads” in its pandemic battle and the actions of individual Canadians will decide whether there’s a massive spike in...
Multiple provinces are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. What needs to be done now?
A resurgence in coronavirus infections in several provinces over the last few weeks has raised alarms about current disease control measures in place...
Ottawa to match Beirut relief donations as unrest in Lebanese capital grows
Ottawa has launched a dollar-for-dollar matching fund to send additional aid to Lebanon following Tuesday’s deadly blast in Beirut, a contribution that comes...
Yearning to travel as COVID-19 drags on? Here’s what you need to know now
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and provinces ease their lockdown restrictions, travel is opening up slowly. Here’s what you need to know now...
How Montreal’s health experts are dealing with the risks of daily life
Health experts in Montreal — including ER doctors, epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists — are getting haircuts again and hanging out with friends, but many...
Human clinical trials begin for Quebec-made coronavirus vaccine candidate, but CEO urges caution
Canadian trials have just begun for a prospective coronavirus vaccine, but its Quebec-based manufacturer is already downplaying its potential impact. Dr. Bruce Clark, president...
Why it may be harder to catch COVID-19 from surfaces than we first thought
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...
Eliminating COVID-19 cases in Canada will exact too heavy a toll on society, health experts say
Some public health and infectious disease experts are pressing for governments in Canada to shift to minimizing, not eradicating, COVID-19 while allowing society to...
Canadians’ COVID-19 fears are rising again — and the U.S. might be to blame
As the number of new cases of COVID-19 being reported daily in Canada has declined over time, Canadians’ concerns about the spread of the...
Why the WHO won’t say the coronavirus is airborne and driving the pandemic
The World Health Organization has refused to cave to pressure from more than 200 experts calling for it to update its messaging on the...
Controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 ‘a tempest in a teapot,’ Dr. Bonnie Henry says
B.C.’s provincial health officer says the controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 has been overblown, after hundreds of scientists signed a letter calling...
1st glimpse of Canada’s true COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July from immunity testing
The national immunity task force has started testing thousands of blood samples for COVID-19 antibodies and should be able to produce a more...
