Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, says the government will ensure that people can get their second doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and Health Canada will continue to review studies on mixing vaccines. - B.C. reports 515 new cases, two more deaths British Columbia reported 515 new cases...
The Saskatchewan government reported 146 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, along with 147 recoveries and no new deaths. The new cases are in the Far Northwest (two); Far Northeast (two); Northwest (10); North Central (11); Northeast (one); Saskatoon (52); Central East (18); Regina (26); Southwest (two); South Central (eight); and...
With vaccinations surging across Canada, and confirmed COVID case counts and hospitalizations at a national level declining, the other side of the pandemic is drawing tantalizingly, mercifully closer and experts are beginning to offer glimpses of the future. There are still many unknowns, and only speculations as to “what next,”...
Health officials in Ontario are reporting 848 more cases of COVID-19 over the last two days and two additional deaths linked to the disease. Tuesday’s report brings the province’s seven-day average for the number of cases logged to 524—down from 576 a week ago. Of the cases reported today, 458 were...
The president of Pfizer Canada says when the company signed a purchase agreement last August it didn't expect its vaccine to get approved here until February. Cole Pinnow also told the House of Commons health committee on Monday that changes to the dosing schedule and conflicting advice could make more...
Peel Region residents aged 50 and over can start booking their COVID-19 vaccine appointments this week. Starting on Friday, Peel residents born in 1971 and earlier can start booking their vaccinations at participating hospitals, community sites and mass immunization clinics. Dr. Lawrence Loh, Peel’s chief medical officer of health, made the...
New Brunswick Public Health is reporting five new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. There is one case in Zone 1 (Moncton region) involving a person is in their 20s who is a contact of a previously confirmed case. There are two cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region): A person in...
Another person has died due to COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the death toll in the province to 100. The province confirmed Tuesday the latest COVID-19-related death was a woman in her 70s in Western Zone. "I’m very saddened to hear another family has lost a loved one," Premier Tim Houston...
Alberta’s government is investing $20 million to accelerate world-class science to help combat COVID-19 and related diseases. The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) at the University of Alberta will receive $20 million in funding over four years. Provincial officials say the funding will accelerate leading-edge research and commercialization...
The province reported 95 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths Saturday. The majority of new infections – 59 – are in Northern Health, according to the COVID-19 bulletin. Thirty-one are in Winnipeg, three in Interlake-Eastern and two in Southern Health. Prairie Mountain Health reported no new cases Saturday. The three Manitobans...