Doctors have been recommending N95 masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but for many people, they remain hard to find.

Anger over COVID-19 restrictions and vaccinations has politicians increasingly under siege, with protesters confronting them in public and at their homes. A security expert says such displays are likely a cascading effect from people...

CBC News goes inside the intensive care unit of a Scarborough, Ont., hospital to witness the live-saving decisions staff have to make, where staff describe the common factors among patients.

These three teenagers have stepped up to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic by delivering food, helping seniors with technology and providing homemade air filters.

Ottawa police are taking the lead in co-ordinating security as a convoy of trucks approaches the city in what began as a protest against vaccine mandates for truckers. Police say they're concerned about recent violent online rhetoric in...

It can be a long road to recovery after being discharged from the ICU and experts fear the health-care system doesn’t have the resources to provide proper mental health support to aid in recovery.

Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly offered no sense of when the chaotic protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and public health measures might end. He also suggested that policing alone won't bring the demonstrations to a conclusion.

Ontario is declaring a state of emergency in response to convoy protests against public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement as protest blockades continue to shut down parts of...

Provinces across Canada have made rapid tests a key part of their in-class learning strategies, but shipment delays are adding to the anxiety for students and parents.

The Quebec government says the latest COVID-19 wave has peaked and will start lifting some restrictions, including ending a curfew and sending students back to class.

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by Ronald McDonald House, a charity that provides accommodation for sick children and their families receiving medical treatment, has become fodder for anti-vaccine mandate rhetoric after a B.C. family...

The federal government says all truck drivers crossing into Canada must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, regardless of nationality, effective Saturday. Trucking associations on both sides of the border say that policy could hurt...

Mostly unvaccinated patients are overwhelming the ICU at a Sarnia, Ont., hospital and some will head home with a new perspective on COVID-19, the vaccine and life.

If you don’t have access to an N95 mask, or an equivalent, layering masks can be a good option — but that’s only if they’re being worn correctly. Dr. Anna Wolak, a family physician and member of Masks4Canada, breaks down the dos and...

The continued surge of the Omicron variant in Canada’s North has created an urgent need for more health-care workers, especially in the most remote communities. Ottawa says help and supplies are on the way, but some places are still...

Parents in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are weighing the risks and benefits of sending their children back to the classroom as in-person learning resumes despite the Omicron surge.

Some Quebec hospitals are sounding the alarm about being overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases as the province ends a nightly curfew and institutes new rules for its vaccine passport.

Some B.C. parents are struggling with confusing messaging about COVID-19 isolation periods for children, with conflicting information coming from school districts and the province.

Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, which can help the most vulnerable patients from getting worse and reduce the burden on hospitals.

Students in four more provinces have returned to in-class learning despite COVID-19 safety concerns from parents and students.

China blamed Beijing’s first case of the Omicron variant on a package from Canada, something that experts were quick to say is 'not based on science.'

There is some optimism the Omicron wave could signal the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but experts also point out many caveats because it's unclear how long immunity lasts and if it will protect against future variants.

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says mandatory vaccine laws could eventually exist in Canada, but provincial leaders in Alberta and Saskatchewan are among those already saying no to the idea.

A union representing some Manitoba paramedics is raising the alarm over how short-staffed the service is, saying ambulances are often pulled from Brandon, Man., to travel an hour away, leaving the city without a single ambulance.