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Fact or Fiction: Has the public rushed into double masking?

U.S. researchers find worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City

COVID-19 cases tripled among Canadian health-care workers since summer: report

How would COVID-19 vaccine makers adapt to variants?

Quebec adds 858 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths as hospitalizations drop

Quebec’s registration for COVID-19 vaccines is now underway. Here’s what you need to know

Ontario reports more than 1,100 new coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths

COVID-19 vaccines block disease, but do they stop infection?

Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy declining among Quebec health-care workers, researchers say

COVID-19 expenses the bulk of EMSB’s record $15 M deficit

Exhausted by COVID-19 fight, Portuguese nurses want pay not applause

A 3rd dose of Pfizer? Company testing booster of COVID-19 vaccine in new trial

New national survey aims to enroll more than 600,000 participants to study vaccine side effects

Jay Sharrers, hockey pioneer: ‘I wasn’t thinking about being the first Black official’

‘I don’t recognize the person that I am’: COVID-19 long hauler hopes new clinic will provide treatment, answers

Canada sees 2,857 new coronavirus cases as country prepares for largest vaccine shipment

New coronavirus variant spreading in New York City, researchers say

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works well in big ‘real world’ test

Public Health Agency of Canada ‘looking into’ non-compliance incidents of new travel rules

Moderna is developing booster shot for new coronavirus variants, increases vaccine production target

Montreal public health aims to clamp down on COVID-19 variants

Is a single COVID-19 vaccine dose enough for those previously infected?

Grammy Award nomination for Montreal artist a big boost as she battles post-COVID symptoms

Coronavirus can survive on some fabrics for 72 hours in a lab, study finds

Anand won’t say whether Canada waived right to sue over vaccine delays

Coronavirus: New Brunswick student starts petition to have prom reinstated

Hospitalization risk 64 per cent higher with B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant: study

Jordan’s Principle order may cost feds $15B in compensation, PBO says

Quebec reports 806 new cases, 17 additional deaths linked to COVID-19

Coronavirus: Police say several travellers arriving at Toronto Pearson airport violating Quarantine Act

Israel adopts law allowing names of unvaccinated to be shared

COVID-19 outbreak declared on 2 more units at Vancouver General Hospital

Coronavirus: Some travellers through Toronto Pearson airport violating Quarantine Act

Ontario reports 1,054 new coronavirus cases, 9 more deaths

U.S. FDA says J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19

U.S. FDA says J&J single-dose shot prevents severe COVID-19

FDA says J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19; final decision soon

Canadians care less about opioid addiction than before the COVID-19 pandemic: poll

French researchers trial more accurate fast COVID-19 test

Diets high in fructose could damage the immune system, U.K. study finds

Advocates call for COVID-19 vaccination access for migrant and undocumented workers

‘I’ve felt discrimination’: Black leaders in the medical community call for change

‘They wouldn’t do anything’: Indigenous woman who lost baby alleges negligence, racism in B.C. hospitals

In this long-term care home, almost everyone is vaccinated — and life is opening up

Canada adds another 2,752 coronavirus cases as feds express vaccine optimism

B.C. reports 559 new COVID-19 cases, one additional death

Canada cuts health transfer in response to New Brunswick’s position on abortion outside hospitals

Coronavirus: No new cases reported in New Brunswick for first time in 2021

Mass vaccinations not only factor in Canada’s reopening timeline: Tam

Quebec to roll out mass COVID-19 vaccinations next week, starting with seniors aged 85 and older

Thursday, February 25, 2021

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COVID-19 case at B.C. high school was in close contact with variant, officials say

February 1, 2021

Fraser Health says an individual at Garibaldi Secondary school has tested positive for COVID-19, and was a close contact of another case who has a variant of the virus. The … Read More

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at mink farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley

December 6, 2020

Health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a mink farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley. In a media release Sunday night, Fraser Health said eight people at the farm had … Read More

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Disability advocates warned B.C. health officials for weeks about COVID-19 hospital restrictions

More than a month before Ariis Knight died alone in hospital, disability advocates had been sounding the alarm about the need for people with disabilities to have access to family … Read More