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Ontario woman hit with $12K ambulance bill in Nova Scotia
An Ontario woman didn't expect she'd be rushed to hospital while visiting her parents in Nova Scotia during the summer. Nor did she expect the almost $13,000 bill for ground and air ambulance transportation.
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Senior military commander to lead Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution
The Canadian Forces general in charge of planning and logistics for Canada's vaccine rollout was announced Friday. But it raises questions about why military officers are needed at all.
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Steinbach, Man., pastor says RCMP is ‘blocking God’ by stopping drive-in church service
Members of a church in Steinbach, Man., a COVID-19 hotspot, clashed with the RCMP when they tried to enforce public health measures prohibiting all gatherings, including religious services. The pastor said officers were ‘blocking God.’
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Ottawa gearing up for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The federal government is finalizing its plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines once they are available in Canada. The plan needs to include how to transport, store and deliver millions of doses quickly and may involve military assistance.
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Nunavut initiating 2-week lockdown due to COVID-19
Saying it's similar to what the territory saw in March and April, Nunavut Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson announced a minimum two-week lockdown beginning Wednesday in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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B.C. orders review of public health agency spending
The B.C. government has ordered a review of spending after insiders alleged that the province's health authority squandered millions on useless face masks, executive meals and unneeded renovations.
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COVID-19 lockdown lifted in most parts of Nunavut
Strict COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in most parts of Nunavut after two weeks, with the exception of the hamlet of Arviat. The territory has 93 known active cases.
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U.K. identifies new COVID-19 variant
A surge of COVID-19 cases in southern England may be associated with a new variant of coronavirus, said U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Hancock stressed there was nothing to suggest it was more likely to cause serious disease, or...
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Manitoba enters code red COVID-19 restrictions
Manitoba has entered its second lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic, closing all non-essential businesses and setting the maximum indoor and outdoor gathering size at five people.
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New Brunswick health workers denied time off for shots
Some New Brunswick paramedics, nurses and other health-care workers who were supposed to get the COVID-19 vaccine this weekend are now being denied time off to attend their appointments.
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Health Canada considers Pfizer label change from 5 doses to 6
Pfizer and BioNTech will cut back on how many vials of COVID-19 vaccine they send Canada this year if the federal health regulator agrees to change the vaccine label to say every vial contains six doses instead of five.
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Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions system under fire
Ontario has announced a new tiered system for triggering COVID-19 restriction, but critics say the sky-high thresholds won’t stop the virus from spreading across the province.
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Wuhan, China marks 10 months since COVID-19 lockdown
Wuhan, the Chinese city that was ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic, went into lockdown on Jan. 23. Life has returned to nearly normal 10 months later, but residents there still remember the harsh conditions.
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Alberta rolls our tougher COVID-19 measures
Alberta has rolled out new restrictions that prohibit all social gatherings in people's homes and make masks mandatory for all indoor workplaces in Edmonton and Calgary.
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B.C. officials declare COVID-19 outbreak on mink farm
Eight people have tested positive for COVID-19 amid an outbreak at a mink farm in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, east of Vancouver.
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Trudeau questioned about public confusion over pandemic messaging
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the bi-weekly pandemic briefing in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Dr. Theresa Tam says pandemic exposed existing inequities in Canada
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam says some groups in Canada have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EU 'not prepared for next pandemic', say MEPs
The EU is not equipped to deal with any future pandemics, according to some Members of the European Parliament. Speaking in Brussels, MEPs said that COVID-19 has shown the need for an "ambitious EU health programme" to ensure that the...
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Quebec study to examine pandemic's impact on kids
A research team based at the Université de Montréal is looking for youth aged two to 17 to take part in a study to determine how widely COVID-19 is spreading among young people and how the pandemic is affecting their mental health.
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Trudeau warns against 'internment camp' disinformation
The claim that the federal government is preparing to forcibly intern Canadians is patently false, said a spokesperson for Health Minister Patty Hajdu. A disinformation campaign claiming such has been circulating on social media for weeks.
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Canada Post advises early Christmas shopping
Canada Post is urging Canadians to shop early this holiday season to avoid the late arrival of gifts caused by COVID-19 and an increase in online orders.
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Alberta piloting COVID-19 testing at border, airports
Travellers entering Canada by land or air through Alberta will soon have the option of being tested for COVID-19. A negative test result could shorten a traveller's quarantine time from 14 days to 48 hours.
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Travel ban on Britain expands due to new COVID-19 strain
Countries across the world have halted air travel to the U.K., and France banned British trucks from entering for a period of 48 hours, while a new strain of the coronavirus is assessed.
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Canada's COVID-19 vaccine advisory committee approves delaying 2nd dose
Canada's vaccine advisory committee says the second dose of approved COVID-19 vaccines can be given up to 42 days later, a recommendation that is at odds with the advice of drug manufacturers.