Dr. Trevor Jain speaks with CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin about the strain on emergency departments, cases of strep A, and how the weekend storm affected health care on P.E.I.

Canadian doctors are bracing for what could be another busy cold and flu season as cases of RSV and influenza are on the rise while COVID-19 continues to circulate.

Be Well: What to Know About Flu Season

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There is hope this year’s early start to the cold and flu season could diminish a post-holiday season surge in respiratory illness. Still, health experts are urging people to take extra precautions to avoid getting sick as hospitals...

Public health officials are urging Canadians to get their flu shots to avoid potentially straining hospitals ahead of the busy holiday season.

The surge in influenza cases has B.C. Children's Hospital getting ready to double-bunk patients in single rooms. At least six children have died in B.C. after contracting the flu this fall.

With the flu season raging, many parents are burning through their paid sick days to take care of ill children. The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on British Columbia to offer more paid sick days to eligible workers to help people...

The NDP has threatened to withdraw from its confidence-and-supply agreement to keep the Liberals in power until 2025 unless they act on the health-care crisis. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to spend more...

A B.C. coroner's report shows five influenza-related deaths in kids under 18 in November alone in that province as hospitals across the country continue to grapple with a crush of sick kids.

A B.C. coroner's report shows five influenza-related deaths in kids under 18 in November alone in that province as hospitals across the country continue to grapple with a crush of sick kids.

Days after confirming six children and youth have died after contracting influenza this fall, the British Columbia government has launched a flu vaccine blitz, opening drop-in clinics across the province.

Dr. Joanne Langley, a pediatric infectious disease physician in Halifax, and Dr. Laura Sauve, a pediatrician in Vancouver, answer common questions about this year’s flu surge and explain how the flu shot can protect kids against serious...

Children’s hospitals are being forced to take drastic measures to cope with an intense respiratory virus season, including one pediatric hospice that discharged its respite patients. Experts are calling for concrete solutions immediately.

Flu infections are raging among children across Canada, putting them in hospital. Hospitals have been forced to scale back regular service to deal with influenza cases.

Children’s hospitals are being forced to take drastic measures to cope with an intense respiratory virus season, including one pediatric hospice that discharged its respite patients. Experts are calling for concrete solutions immediately.

As the severe flu season puts extraordinary pressure on the health-care system, CBC News goes inside a busy Ontario hospital to see how staff are struggling to cope with the surge of seriously ill children while bracing a new wave of...

Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Fatima Kakkar and Dr. Isaac Bogoch explain why this year’s respiratory virus season has been so much worse for children than past years, and what we could expect to see with adults in the weeks and...

Canada's Prairie region is an early hotspot for flu, with test positivity hitting 28 per cent. Experts blame low vaccination rates and years of pandemic protections that left populations with lower immunity, and children may be the most...

Some are calling on governments to reimpose mask mandates to slow the spread of respiratory illnesses and reduce the pressure on children’s hospitals, which are seeing an influx of RSV, the flu and COVID all at once, leading to longer...

If the province isn't going to mandate mask wearing in public settings, it needs a large and sound communications strategy to improve adherence, says infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch.

The Ontario Medical Association is urging people to wear masks indoors and get their flu and COVID-19 shots as concern builds that a spike in flu cases could overwhelm a health-care system already seeing an influx of RSV and COVID patients.

Doctors are bracing for flu season to peak, with hospitals already feeling the strain of COVID-19 and RSV, and wait times ballooning. Their message: wear a mask, get your flu shot and get a COVID-19 booster.