The Canadian Press

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...

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...

Vulnerable in B.C. and Alberta approached to take COVID-19 vaccines for others

Homeless and vulnerable people in British Columbia and Alberta have been approached with offers of payment to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by those attempting to fraudulently...

Health Canada seven to 10 days from decision on Pfizer antiviral drug

OTTAWA — Health Canada should be ready to make an authorization decision about Pfizer’s Paxlovid antiviral treatment for COVID-19 in a week to 10 days, chief...

Quebec to lift COVID-19 curfew Monday, extend vaccine passport to big box retail

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says the number of daily COVID-19 cases in Quebec appears to have peaked, allowing him to lift the curfew on...

Provinces clamour for rapid tests while feds struggle to deliver millions promised

OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR testing capacity, as Ottawa struggles to make good...

Critics stress health system capacity constraints as Trudeau speaks with premiers

Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures

MONTREAL — Quebec’s director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with...

U.S. advises against travel to Canada as COVID hospitalizations hit critical levels

Children in Alberta and British Columbia returned to the classroom Monday as surging COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals in several provinces and prompted the United...

B.C. court rejects First Nations’ petition, but finds fishing rights were violated

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of...