A small study strengthens evidence that a pregnant woman infected with the coronavirus might be able to spread it to…
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B.C. health officials looking into whether night clubs are operating within COVID-19 rules
As the COVID-19 exposure advisory for the No5 Orange strip club was expanded on Wednesday, Health Minister Adrian Dix said…
Alberta health authorities failing doctors, public with response to 2016 noose incident: experts
Statements issued by provincial health authorities in response to a 2016 racist incident involving a noose displayed in a Grande…
Alberta physicians express alarm over proposed health-care bill
Alberta doctors are speaking out against a new health-care bill introduced by the provincial government. Bill 30, the Health Statutes…
Eliminating COVID-19 cases in Canada will exact too heavy a toll on society, health experts say
Some public health and infectious disease experts are pressing for governments in Canada to shift to minimizing, not eradicating, COVID-19 while…
Doctor accused in Campbellton, N.B., COVID-19 outbreak won’t face criminal charges, says lawyer
The doctor accused of being patient zero in a northern New Brunswick COVID-19 outbreak after he travelled to neighbouring Quebec in…
Health Canada ban on vaping ads that can be seen by youth to take effect in August
Ottawa’s new rules restricting the promotion of vaping products in places young people can access are set to come into…
Essential workers during COVID-19 susceptible to ‘moral injury’ and PTSD, hospital says
Health-care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are at risk of severe stress that could cause long-term…
Quebec mulls making masks mandatory to prevent spread of COVID-19
Quebec officials are hinting the province will soon require people to cover their faces when they’re in enclosed public spaces,…
Coronavirus: What’s happening around the world on Tuesday
The latest: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus. Dr. Bonnie Henry says controversy over airborne transmission of coronavirus overblown. WHO acknowledges…
Ontario introduces legislation to extend emergency orders into next year, as province reports 112 new cases
Ontario introduced new legislation Tuesday to enable the extension of some pandemic emergency orders over the next year, as the…
Ford government to fast-track construction of transit systems, as Ontario reports 154 new COVID-19 cases
The Ontario government wants to fast-track the construction of highways and transit systems to help the province financially recover from the impact…