Quebec’s vaccine passport will now be required to enter big-box stores, except for escorted trips to the pharmacy, and retail workers are concerned about being on the front line of the backlash from upset customers.

Alberta is preparing field hospitals in Calgary and Edmonton ahead of an expected COVID-19 patient surge, but health-care workers are concerned about not having enough staff for additional beds.

As a convoy of protesters heads toward Ottawa, the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers has been blamed for empty grocery store shelves. But experts say there are numerous factors, including extreme weather,...

EU member states have agreed to new non-binding travel rules from February 1, taking into account individual people's status rather than the health situation in the country of origin.

Scotland Yard is now investigating "a number of events" during the COVID-19 lockdown at the prime minister's residence on Downing Street, putting further pressure on Boris Johnson.

The Metropolitan Police are investigating whether any of the lockdown parties at Downing Street broke the law, while revelations of a birthday party for U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson add to the uproar.

Pfizer has started testing an Omicron-based COVID-19 vaccine to see if it can prevent infection and not only severe illness. The testing comes as researchers investigate an emerging variant described as Omicron’s twin.

Large crowds of supporters met a convoy of truckers and other protesters as it rolled through Winnipeg heading to Parliament Hill, where the mandate has become a political issue. Many involved in the convoy oppose the COVID-19 vaccine...

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch answers questions about whether the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s guidance that children should get the COVID-19 vaccine will improve uptake and how concerned people should...

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. The hospital says there is a shortage of organs and vaccinated patients have the best...

Dr. Christopher Labos spoke with CBC News about the pandemic's sixth wave in Quebec, and how he thinks it's best for mask mandates to continue for the time being, to reduce the risk of hospitalizations.

Ontario is among the provinces eyeing steps toward reopening as COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but health officials and experts are warning there is plenty of pandemic still to come.

A study conducted by B.C. researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic showed how exercise, especially a combination of yoga and high-intensity exercise, helped fight depression – backing up decades of research on how exercise improves...

European countries are starting to loosen their COVID-19 restrictions with Britain at the front of the pack despite the presence of some staggeringly high case numbers and concern from experts that it’s too soon.

A study conducted by B.C. researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic showed how exercise, especially a combination of yoga and high-intensity exercise, helped fight depression – backing up decades of research on how exercise improves...

Some Canadians aren't rushing to get their third doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, sparking concern about the impact of pandemic fatigue as doctors work on selling the benefits of booster shots.

P.E.I. has avoided tough restrictions and lockdowns for most of the pandemic, but after daily cases grew exponentially for weeks the province ran out of options.

With just days before hundreds of athletes, coaches and staff depart for the Beijing Winter Olympics, CBC News has learned that China's COVID-19 testing threshold is so high, it may prevent some athletes from competing — even if they’ve...

Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Susy Hota and Dr. Isaac Bogoch talk about how people might be able to access the new COVID-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, and how it could impact the health-care system.

Public Services and Procurement Canada has terminated two supply contracts with Supermax Healthcare Canada following allegations its nitrile gloves manufactured in Malaysia were made with forced labour.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is easing public health rules, he says, as scientists there believe the Omicron wave has peaked.

Several countries in Europe have registered a record number of COVID-19 infections — here is our summary of the situation across the continent.

People may reconsider their reasons for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 after the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant, says infectious diseases physician Dr. Lisa Barrett.

Daycare operators and the parents who rely on them for child care have had to muddle through the latest wave of the pandemic with a lack of testing and unclear guidelines for isolation even though most of the children are too young for...