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Some Ontario school boards cancel final exams
Several school boards in Ontario — including Canada's largest, in Toronto — are cancelling final exams for high school students because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Street party takes over Liverpool ahead of citywide lockdown
Crowds of revellers gathered outside Liverpool's pubs after last call, one day before the city's new COVID-19 restrictions took effect.
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New Canadian guidelines set direction for a healthy day
Experts from the Public Health Agency of Canada and other organizations are offering tips for a healthy 24 hours, including recommendations on screen time, exercise and sleep.
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Trudeau tells reporters how he gets tested for COVID
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked how he follows COVID testing guidelines after U.S. President Trump was hospitalized.
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Conservatives push health minister to approve COVID rapid tests
Conservative health critic Michelle Rempel Garner questioned Health Minister Patty Hajdu in QP on Monday.
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B.C.'s COVID-19 curve starting to flatten, say officials
Modelling on COVID-19's impact on B.C. shows that even though the number of new cases reported every day continues to be high, the rate of growth for the active caseload has begun to drop again.
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Canada's chief health officers discuss the merits of the COVID app
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, and deputy public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo spoke with reporters on Parliament Hill on Tuesday.
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Post-secondary students face dilemma over going home for Thanksgiving during pandemic
College and university students are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to go home for Thanksgiving during a pandemic and risk bringing COVID-19 to another location or back to campus. Some schools say students should stay away from...
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Manitoba hints at new COVID-19 restrictions for private gatherings
Manitoba's health minister strongly hinted that further COVID-19 restrictions are coming, saying 'what we are doing is not yet working.' New cases in that province and in B.C. are being linked to private gatherings.
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Trudeau says vaccines to roll out 'as quickly as possible'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will be ready to deploy COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians soon after they are approved by Health Canada. He says four promising vaccine candidates are currently under review.
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Trudeau government won't say who got billions of dollars in aid
Nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has yet to reveal all the details of where billions of dollars in pandemic aid has gone. Only a few federal departments have released information about which individuals, groups or...
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U.K. regulators warn of possible Pfizer vaccine allergies
British regulators say people who have a 'significant history' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. Two adverse reactions occurred on the first day of the country's mass vaccination program.
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Alberta imposes new COVID-19 restrictions
The Alberta government has ordered the closure of all casinos and gyms, banned dine-in service at restaurants and bars, and imposed a mandatory provincewide mask requirement.
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Montreal hospital on verge of life-and-death triage
Amid rising COVID-19 cases, doctors in Quebec and Ontario are reviewing triage protocols that will help them decide which patients get access to critical care if there is a shortage of beds.
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Quebec plans for COVID-19 'immunity passports'
( - image credit) Quebec plans to introduce 'immunity passports' at some point, which will allow people to prove they've been vaccinated and make it simpler to travel and perhaps even open some sectors of the economy. The concept is...
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B.C. extends wait for 2nd vaccine dose to 4 months
( - image credit) British Columbia's decision to extend to four months the interval between first and second doses of three different COVID-19 vaccines amounts to a 'population-level experiment,' says Canada's chief science adviser.
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Hutterite communities face growing stigma with COVID-19 outbreaks
Many of Manitoba's and Saskatchewan's active COVID-19 cases have been traced to Hutterite communities. Now those communities are facing both the virus and the threat of suspicion and stigma.
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Canada needs a rapid COVID-19 test now, says respirologist
Long waits for testing can help fuel the growth of the coronavirus pandemic, says Dr. Samir Gupta, an associate professor at the University of Toronto. He also says not enough people are using the COVID Alert app.
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COVID-19 contact tracing app starts beta testing
The federal government is asking people to sign up for its coronavirus contact tracing app and try out certain features. Officials say the app does not collect personal information and uses Bluetooth to determine close contact.
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Masks now mandatory in much of England
Face coverings are now required inside most enclosed public spaces in England. England is also offering most people a free flu vaccine to guard against overwhelming hospitals this flu season.
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Brazil hospitals overwhelmed as coronavirus cases cross 2 million
Health authorities struggling to cope and treat COVID-19 patients as virus spreads to smaller cities in the country.
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False sense of security behind COVID-19 spikes among young people
The largest proportion of new COVID-19 cases in Canada have been people in their 20s for the last several weeks. Experts say a false sense of security and alcohol are likely factors in the spike.
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1st COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive in Canada
Canada's first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Quebec on Sunday night, with more to follow on Monday. Vaccinations could begin as early as Monday morning.
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WHO Warns New Covid-19 Variants Are 'Highly Problematic'
The World Health Organization warning that new Covid-19 variants are 'highly problematic' as another strain is discovered in Japan. Cheddar is joined by Dr. Daniel B. Fagbuyi, Obama Administration Public Health/Biodefense appointee and...