As COVID-19 cases rise steeply across parts of Canada, some infectious disease experts are calling for a new strategy to curb the unruly spread of the virus.
B.C. nurses struggling with shortage of staff and protective equipment, union president says
As cases of COVID-19 surge in B.C., the president of the provincial nurses union says the virus is exacerbating an already existing nursing shortage in the province.
Sask. makes masks mandatory provincewide in public indoor spaces, adds other new restrictions
Saskatchewan has expanded its mask mandate for indoor public spaces to include the entire province.
Most Canadians could be vaccinated by end of 2021, says federal public health officer
Most Canadians could be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of next year, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer said today.
Nunavut’s COVID-19 caseload more than doubles overnight to 60
Nunavut announced 34 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday — more than doubling the territory's total case count overnight. The new cases are in Arviat and Whale Cove.
It’s impossible for Ontario to hit least-restrictive green zone by Christmas, experts say
Ontario's chief medical officer of health says that all of the province could be in the green zone of the provincial government's pandemic plan by Christmas if people follow public health guidance. Experts say there is no way that is possible.
U.S. hospitals to restrict Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody treatment due to limited supply
U.S. hospitals, weighing high demand and tight supplies, said they may limit use of a new Eli Lilly and Co antibody drug to COVID-19 patients with multiple risk factors for serious illness.
What are the side-effects of Moderna’s, Pfizer’s vaccines? Your questions answered
Moderna's and Pfizer/BioNTech's annoucements of promising results for their vaccines against COVID-19 have prompted questions from CBC readers. What are the side-effects? How long does the protection last? How were volunteers infected? When will Canadians get this vaccine? Here are the answers.
Alberta Health says province has had only one human case of rare swine flu
An investigation into Canada's first human case of a rare swine flu variant in central Alberta has determined it's the only one in the area.
Woman in her 30s becomes youngest Manitoban to die of COVID-19 as province announces 270 cases
Manitoba health officials announced 270 new COVID-19 cases today and seven more deaths.