As COVID-19 hospitalizations soar, Saskatchewan has started to track, and report, patients that were admitted for virus-related illness and those admitted for other reasons separately.

The chief of Bearskin Lake First Nation in northern Ontario is calling for more support from the Canadian government amid a COVID-19 outbreak that has affected at least half of the residents. Four Canadian Rangers are working in the...

China is increasing testing and some restrictions to try and keep the Omicron variant at bay in the weeks leading up to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

An Australian judge has reinstated tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa, which was cancelled after his arrival last week because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. The judge also ordered him released from hotel quarantine in Melbourne.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, announced a reduction in availability for PCR testing due to a rise in demand. PCR testing will be focused on specific categories of people in the province.

Some parents are relieved, but nervous, as students in B.C. and Alberta returned to in-class learning after an extended holiday break, while petitions in other provinces push to get students back to school safely.

Dr. Peter Juni, scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, talks to Andrew Chang about how long immunity may last after acquiring the Omicron variant and its impact on if people can transmit the virus.

Omicron cases are pushing health-care systems across Canada with ambulances shortages and increasing staffing shortfalls making it harder to provide basic services and prepare for more COVID-19 cases.

People who’ve recovered from the Omicron variant are hearing mixed advice about when they should receive their COVID-19 booster shot – shortly after recovery or several weeks later.

Clint Mahlman, president of London Drugs, says it was difficult to procure N95 masks in the early days of the pandemic, but those supply problems have mostly disappeared so they make them available now for all staff, and for customers to...

There is a growing push to make better masks, such as the N95 style, available for front-line retail workers. And though some companies have made them available, others say they’re following existing public health guidelines by offering...

A day after the resignation of Quebec’s public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda, Premier Francois Legault proposed a new tax on people not vaccinated against COVID-19, though he didn’t announce a timeline or amount of the tax.

Staff shortages at hospitals have some considering, or already allowing, health-care workers who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 to continue working even if they have symptoms.

Filomena Tassi, minister of public services and procurement, acknowledged the difficulties in obtaining COVID-19 rapid tests due to the high demand over December, but stated the federal government was working hard to acquire more, and...

Secondary school students in England will be required to wear face coverings in classrooms amid the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the UK government said on Sunday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is introducing tough new health measures to protect hospital capacity amid an 'alarming' rise in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Mayor Joe Savikataaq Jr. says COVID-19 testing cannot keep up with demand in Arviat, a hamlet of about 3,000 people in Nunavut, as the territory nears 200 active cases.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says schools will go online for the next two weeks because he expects a lot of teachers may be knocked out of commission by the coronavirus. 'The ground is shifting every single day,' he said. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Hospitals across Canada are bracing themselves for rising admissions as Omicron-related staff shortages add extra pressure to the variant's wave.

Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Danielle Martin and Dr. Zain Chagla answer questions about COVID-19, including how to recognize and respond to new and evolving symptoms.

Americans looking to purchase at-home COVID-19 tests will now have to shell out a bit more money after an agreement expired between the White House and companies to sell the tests at cost. The price of Abbot's BinaxNow test kit from...

The Omicron surge has led to a major disruption for workforces across Canada, including health-care staff, police and firefighters, and experts warn this could only be the beginning.

The federal government announced it will be sending more than 140 million rapid COVID-19 tests to the provinces in January to try to keep up with demand, but questions remain about the best way to use them.

As testing systems become maxed out across the country, some experts are turning to wastewater testing as a way to determine how much COVID-19 is really in our communities.