public health
B.C. health minister says it’s time to ‘dig in’ to obey COVID-19 safety rules as cases mount
B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix has defended measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19, even as his province set one-day case counts...
StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence
Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic...
London’s health unit issues warning as 50% of new COVID-19 cases involve youth under 22
The Middlesex London Health Unit has issued an urgent notice to young adults telling them to “do their part,” stay home and get...
Federal court judge rules in favour of Acho Dene Koe First Nation member’s complaint about election delay
A federal court judge has ruled that the N.W.T. Acho Dene Koe First Nation chief and council overstepped their powers when they extended...
Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler
Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group’s founder...
N.W.T. confirms 1st COVID-19 variant of concern
A case of COVID-19 reported earlier this week at the Diavik Diamond Mine —about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife — has been confirmed as the B.1.1.7...
Gym outbreak in Quebec City leads to more than 140 COVID-19 infections
At least 141 people have contracted COVID-19 in connection to an outbreak at a gym in Quebec City, the regional health authority confirmed...
Health officer warned RCMP of challenge identifying patient zero in Campbellton COVID outbreak
The medical officer of health in the Campbellton region warned RCMP it would be difficult to identify Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola as patient zero in the...
Ford to impose Ontario-wide shutdown as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard
With a record number of COVID-19 patients in Ontario’s intensive care units and its highest-ever rate of new cases in schools, multiple sources...
Ontario isn’t ruling out another delay to school spring break as COVID-19 cases rise
Premier Doug Ford is dangling the possibility that Ontario’s already-delayed March Break for schools could be postponed yet again as the province confronts its...
Greg Fertuck lies but that doesn’t make him a killer: defence lawyer
This case is the focus of the CBC investigative podcast, The Pit. Listen and subscribe to the podcast at cbc.ca/thepit. Defence lawyer Morris Bodnar said he...
Want to know how much added sugar is in your favourite foods? Canadian companies don’t have to tell you
Despite having to disclose many details about ingredients, specific allergens, calorie counts and other nutritional information on labels, food manufacturers are not required...
Small towns dig deep during pandemic to save their rinks and halls, one cheesecake at a time
As a national news reporter for CBC, I usually cover the most pressing stories from my province — and there have been plenty...
60% higher risk of death from coronavirus variants, Ontario analysis finds: sources
Variants of the virus behind COVID-19 double the risk of someone being admitted to intensive care — and increase the risk of death...
Marketplace attended a COVID-19 conspiracy boot camp to see how instructors are targeting vaccine skeptics
While Canadian health authorities fight back against what Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has called “an infodemic” — the spread of false information...
In trying to contain COVID-19, we could be missing spread of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, experts warn
For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted health-care workers and resources away from stopping the spread of other infectious diseases, including...
