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Countries rally to help India's deepening COVID-19 crisis
Countries including Britain, Germany and the U.S. pledged to send urgent medical aid to India to help battle the coronavirus crisis overwhelming its hospitals.
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Broadway shows to reopen this fall
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says tickets to Broadway shows will go on sale Thursday for performances beginning on Sept. 14. Theatres have been closed because of COVID-19 since March 12, 2020.
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Teens in Yellowknife among first in Canada to get COVID-19 vaccine
Juniper Falvo of Yellowknife was among the first teenagers in Canada to receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose after Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech shot for those ages 12 to 15.
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Ontario government criticized for ‘inconsistent policies’ to control COVID-19 crisis
As two Ontario regions take action into their own hands to close workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks, the province’s advisors publicly criticized Premier Doug Ford’s government for its ‘inconsistent policies’ during the crisis.
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India sees record daily surge in COVID-19 cases
India's coronavirus surge is sending more and more sick people into a fragile health-care system critically short of hospital beds and oxygen.
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Vaccine milestone: 10 million doses delivered to Canada
As of Monday, 10 million COVID-19 vaccines were delivered to provinces and territories, says Health Minister Patty Hajdu, and nearly 2.2 million more doses are expected to arrive this week.
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Vaccines offer new hope to COVID-19 long-haulers
Emerging research suggests vaccines may reduce symptoms for some of those suffering from what's now being called “long COVID,” where health problems persist for months after the infectious stage of the illness has passed.
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Americans debate vaccine passports
As the Biden administration accelerates its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the debate over vaccine passports, documentation of one's vaccination status, is heating up. Two states — Florida and Texas — say they will ban any...
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Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine strategy to target hot spots
The Ontario government is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for more people over the age of 18 in regions hardest hit by the virus, starting with Toronto and Peel Region.
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India dealing with record surge of COVID-19 cases
India has hit another daily high in new COVID-19 infections, more than 125,000. The surge has prompted New Zealand to impose a temporary halt on travellers from India entering the country.
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Social media creators recruited to fight COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook and public health officials are turning to social media creators to help fight vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 misinformation.
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Ontario bringing in shutdown measures, sources say
Multiple sources say Premier Doug Ford will announce plans to move the whole province into what the government describes as 'shutdown' measures. Ontario is seeing a record number of COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
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Betadine and Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend: doctor debunks COVID-19 misinfo
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Matthew Oughton says gargling the disinfectant betadine can be dangerous and COVID-19 poses a much greater danger to sexual health than the vaccine.
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Doctor holds counter-protest against demonstrators targeting hospitals
Dr. Raghu Venugopal, an emergency room doctor in Toronto, held a counter-protest against demonstrators targeting Toronto General Hospital in opposition to COVID-19 measures and vaccine mandates. He says the protests are 'unacceptable'...
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U.K. authorizes Merck's pill to treat COVID-19
The United Kingdom has granted a conditional authorization to Merck's coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. Britain is the first country to approve molnupiravir.
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More COVID-19 recovery support needed: health experts
It can be a long road to recovery for former COVID-19 patients after being discharged from hospital intensive care units. Some doctors say the health-care system doesn’t have the resources to provide proper mental-health support to aid...
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Canada ranks worst in nursing home deaths, study finds
A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information found that the proportion of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes represented 69 per cent of Canada's overall COVID-19 deaths, well above the international average.
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World leaders call for pandemic treaty
More than 20 heads of government and global agencies are calling for a treaty on international pandemic preparedness. Canada, the U.S., Russia and China are not among signatories.
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Canada ready to ramp up 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses
Ottawa says Canada is on track to ramp up second doses of COVID-19 vaccines next month. Millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be delivered in June, but an exact timeline has not been given.
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'This plan is based on data and not dates' | Iain Rankin
Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin joins Power & Politics to discuss his province's phased-in reopening plan, which is set to start on June 2.
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Ontario's top doctor set to retire in June
Ontario's chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, is set to retire from the role on June 25 and will be replaced by Dr. Kieran Moore, the medical officer of health in the Kingston, Ont., area.
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Canada to recommend mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
Canada is changing its guidelines on mixing and matching second doses of COVID-19 vaccines and will advise Canadians to combine either the AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots interchangeably in certain situations.
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How the FDA’s Decision on E-Cigs Could Impact the Tobacco Industry
As the controversy around the health impact of e-cigarettes continues, the FDA’s deadline on the fate of tobacco-based vaping products is inching closer. Chelsea Boyd, research fellow at the R Street Institute, joined Cheddar’s Closing...
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Doctor fears for his safety amid 'infuriating' protests targeting hospitals
Dr. Shajan Ahmed, an emergency department physician at a Toronto hospital being targeted by protesters against COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates, says the 'reprehensible' protests outside hospitals are -another added blow to a...