Category Archives: Canada
Omicron making life difficult for mathematicians trying to track COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The highly transmissible Omicron variant is forcing mathematicians to rework the models that have helped shaped Canada's understanding of COVID-19, as well as the country's response...
Jan 14, 2022
Weighing COVID restrictions and Prince Andrew's troubles: In The News for Jan. 14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 14, 2022
Provinces, territories vary on lifting COVID-19 health restrictions
Some areas of the country are easing pandemic restrictions while others are tightening them depending on their perceptions of whether the COVID-19 curve is flattening or has yet to peak. Quebec announ...
Jan 14, 2022
Some nurses still don't have proper COVID-19 personal protective equipment: union
OTTAWA - When news of the first cases of COVID-19 began cropping up in Canada in early 2020, Linda Silas was one of the first to ring alarm bells about the lack of proper personal protective equipment...
Jan 14, 2022
Vulnerable in Vancouver approached to take COVID-19 vaccine for others: authority
A health authority says "vulnerable people" in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have been approached with offers of payment to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by people attempting to fraudulently get a B....
Jan 13, 2022
Three Canadian regiments without royal patron after Prince Andrew stripped of titles
OTTAWA - Three Canadian regiments were left without a patron Thursday after the Queen stripped Prince Andrew of all his military titles and royal patronages. The disgraced Duke of York was the honorar...
Jan 13, 2022
Delays push cost to rebuild fire-damaged Lytton, B.C., to $102M: insurance bureau
VANCOUVER - Insurance losses from a wildfire that wiped out most of Lytton, B.C., have surged to $102 million. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the amount has risen from an original estimate of $78...
Jan 13, 2022
O'Toole says he opposes Quebec's plan to 'tax and target' the unvaccinated
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says while he respects provincial jurisdiction, he opposes Quebec's plan "to tax and target" those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. The Tory leader made...
Jan 13, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the COVID-19 curfew he imposed across the province in December will be lifted on Monday. He told reporters today the...
Jan 13, 2022
Health Canada seven to 10 days from decision on Pfizer antiviral drug
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says a decision on Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 is expected in seven to 10 days. But Supriya Sharma says the department reached out to Pfize...
Jan 13, 2022