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Lethbridge’s job market has rebounded from the COVID-19 yearsOne expert says those seeking jobs should “check those websites” and start calling around, because it is a job seeker's market.EconomySep 12
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Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccineThe updated version of the Novavax vaccine, which targets new variants of COVID-19, will replace the previous version that targeted the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.HealthSep 19
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Health Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine targeting latest variantThe KP.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is dominating in Canada right now, accounting for the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.CanadaSep 17
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Destroy old COVID shots to get new ones? What’s behind the guidanceSeveral provinces have suspended COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as Health Canada deals with approvals for a new shot that targets the main variant now in circulation.CanadaSep 6
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Summer surge of COVID-19 in Quebec as outbreaks, hospitalizations on the riseThe province’s national institute of public health is reporting outbreaks in 110 long-term care homes and 54 health-care centres.CanadaAug 22
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Mpox is not the new COVID, WHO official says. Here’s whyA World Health Organization (WHO) official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID.HealthAug 21
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Updated COVID-19 vaccines approved in U.S. amid summer surgeThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlit and granted emergency use authorization for updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna targeting the most recent strains.HealthAug 22
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Flu shots to become available in Ontario in OctoberThe Ministry of Health says it is safe and convenient to receive a COVID-19 shot and the flu shot at the same time.HealthSep 10
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New Alberta COVID data highlights value of getting newly formulated vaccine once available: expertThe latest data published on the Alberta respiratory virus dashboard show that between August 2023 and August 2024, 732 deaths in Alberta were attributed to COVID-19.HealthSep 11
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Banff pedestrian zone initiative coming to an end after Labour Day long weekendThe town made part of its main thoroughfare car-free in 2020 to reduce the risk for visitors during the COVID-19 pandemicCanadaAug 27
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Visitors can no longer apply for work permits while in CanadaThe federal government ended the COVID-19-era policy that was introduced to help visitors who couldn’t leave the country due to pandemic-related travel restrictions.CanadaAug 30
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Your ‘summer cold’ could likely be COVID-19, doctors say amid surgeGayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19, which is rising in Canada, health experts say.HealthAug 3
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Toronto transit service to change next month. What you can expectThe TTC is increasing and revising its service schedule next month as ridership nears levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.PoliticsAug 27
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Woman diagnosed with long COVID discusses feeling ‘isolated and not understood’In January 2022, Anne Belliveau-Leblanc of New Brunswick was diagnosed with long COVID after a COVID-19 infection. She says dealing with the diagnosis was isolating and scary.HealthAug 28
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‘Significant amount of COVID’ expected in the fall. Are new vaccines coming?Health Canada says it is reviewing submissions from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for their updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting the most recent strains circulating.HealthAug 21
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COVID-19 hits Paris Olympics: Athletes forced to withdraw and mask upBritish swimmer Adam Peaty tested positive a day after he narrowly missed out on 100 metres breaststroke gold, sharing silver with American Nic Fink.HealthJul 30
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COVID-19 cases increase in Quebec amid ‘very, very contagious’ variantQuebec is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases. Experts forecast we will see more infections in the months to come, and recommend the most vulnerable receive their booster shot.CanadaJul 23
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British Columbia lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workersCollecting these records will allow health-care administrators to make staffing decisions in the event of an exposure, outbreak, or future pandemic.HealthJul 26
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‘Incredibly disappointing’: Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other virusesOntario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program in a move some public health experts call shortsighted.HealthJul 31
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Lawyer for Coutts accused says client ‘bit of a wing nut,’ but not murder conspiratorThe blockade tied up traffic for two weeks at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing to protest COVID-19 rules and vaccine mandates.CrimeJul 30