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)
Daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada have skyrocketed amid the third wave of the pandemic and have now outpaced the United States per capita.
Rioters smashed windows and set fires in Old Montreal during a large protest that took place in violation of the city's 8 p.m. curfew on Sunday evening.
Doctors have successfully performed the first double lung transplant in Canada on a 61-year-old COVID-19 patient to replace organs damaged by the disease.
In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to get a boost.
People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other 'non-essential' items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown.
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.
As Canada enters a potential third wave of COVID-19, entrepreneurs across the country are left questioning the future of their businesses, with others mourning the loss of what was.
Canada's auditor general said while she applauds the government's efforts to get money out the door quickly to Canadians who had been impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, less rigorous eligibility screening did lead to cases of abuse.
For the second day in a row, Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, is warning Ottawa residents about rising cases in the capital. Meanwhile, a member of Ontario’s Vaccination Task Force is warning of a possible fourth wave.
Rioters smashed windows and set fires in Old Montreal during a large protest that took place in violation of the city's 8 p.m. curfew on Sunday evening.
For the second day in a row, health officials in Ontario are reporting more than 4,400 new cases of COVID-19 as the number of patients in intensive care with the disease continues to climb.
For the second day in a row, health officials in Ontario are reporting more than 4,400 new cases of COVID-19 as the number of patients in intensive care with the disease continues to climb.
Rioters smashed windows and set fires in Old Montreal during a large protest that took place in violation of the city's 8 p.m. curfew on Sunday evening.
Prince William said on Monday that he would miss 'grandpa' Prince Philip but that the late duke would have wanted the family to get on with the job. Prince Harry also paid tribute to his grandfather.
The federal government is expecting Moderna to make good this week on a previously promised batch of 855,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses that were expected last week.
The issue of vaccine passports is one rife with the potential for discrimination, and should be approached with a focus on fairness above the economic benefits, says one bioethicist.
