Biochemist Daniela Beatriz Ori manipulates swab samples to make a real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis for COVID-19 testing at the biochemistry lab of Central Navy Hospital Dr. Pedro Malloon April 28, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Amilcar Orfali/Getty Images)
Heavy snow falls as people wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 cross a road in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, December 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People walk past a "we're open, heated terrace dining" sign at Eli's Essentials on the Upper East Side on February 02, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
As COVID-19 variants continue to spread across Canada, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to reduce the number of international flights arriving in Canada and impose greater restrictions at the Canada-U.S. land border.
For fully vaccinated people, the risk of still getting COVID-19 -- described as 'breakthrough infections' -- remains extremely low, a new study out of New York suggests.
The variant -- named B.1.617 -- has so far been classified as a 'variant of interest' by the World Health Organization, rather than a 'variant of concern.' So what's the difference between the two terms.
If you're pregnant and infected with COVID-19, there is an increased risk of negative outcomes for both you and your baby, according to a new study published Thursday in JAMA Pediatrics.
Britain's medicines regulator on Thursday said there had been 168 major blood clots following a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, a rate of 7.9 clots per million doses, a jump in incidence from the previous week's figure.
With income tax deadlines approaching, the federal government is warnings that filing late could mean delays of up to two months for anyone hoping to receive any of the various COVID-19 financial relief benefits.
Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reminding front-line workers about the availability of a federal sick leave benefit, and is offering premiers more help to speed up their vaccine rollouts as the country faces a third major surge in new cases.
Alberta's capital city has risen from the middle of MacLean's Best Communities ranking to the No. 5 spot, partly because of how Edmontonians have been able to live during COVID-19.
A Cree mom in Edmonton is drumming up business for herself and other entrepreneurs with a new company that delivers a curation of authentic Indigenous products directly to Canadians.
Josh Anderson scored twice as the struggling Canadiens survived a late flurry to defeat the Oilers 4-3 on Wednesday night in another physical, playoff-style matchup between the teams.
The country's chief public health officer says given COVID-19 variants are no longer unique to specific countries and are spreading quickly across the globe, Canada is sticking by its universal approach to travel restrictions.
As COVID-19 variants continue to spread across Canada, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to reduce the number of international flights arriving in Canada and impose greater restrictions at the Canada-U.S. land border.
The federal government is planning to receive more than 1.9 million COVID-19 doses next week, with shipments coming from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and the first from Johnson & Johnson, though future AstraZeneca deliveries remain uncertain.
As Nova Scotia reports 38 new cases of COVID-19 – the largest single-day case increase in nearly one year – the province's premier announced tighter restrictions in the Halifax area and some surrounding communities in order to help curb the spread of the virus.
Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.
The world's fastest pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a deepening and deadly health care crisis.
