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With the arrival of XBB.1.5 in Canada, some scientists say governments must invest more in mucosal vaccines — a tool that could be a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19.

Will 2023 be the year the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic is declared over and that Canada recognizes the virus as endemic? Experts say it's a complicated question.

Experts are urging Canadians to get their COVID-19 boosters and flu shots even with the holidays nearing.

People are concerned about the safety of trick-or-treating amid the pandemic. An epidemiologist with the University of Ottawa says trick-or-treating is possible if done safely.

Quebec reported a surge in COVID-19 cases while announcing measures that would allow certain health-care workers to stay on the job despite testing positive for the virus.

The pandemic reinforced how critical communication is during a public health crisis where a person’s actions can affect not only their health but the health of their loved ones.

A Supreme Court ruling placing much of Canada's burgeoning fertility industry under provincial control leaves an enormous gap in the regulation of artificial procreation and exposes women who use the technologies and the children born from them to potential harm, critics say.

A Supreme Court ruling placing much of Canada's burgeoning fertility industry under provincial control leaves an enormous gap in the regulation of artificial procreation and exposes women who use the technologies and the children born from them to potential harm, critics say.

Medical experts are suggesting Toronto must rethink how it utilises public space as Ontario slowly reopens amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The World Health Organization recommends maintaining a minimum of one metre apart from others amid COVID-19, but guidelines vary slightly around the world.

For provinces like Alberta, currently seeing a sharp rise in transmission, the strategy is on the table.

"We really need to protect our staff and our community."

The first thing to remember in considering an escape from your home environment amid the second wave of COVID-19 is that 'a lot has changed since summer,' experts say.

Health Canada spokesperson Tammy Jarbeau said that "the benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh its risks."

The COVID-19 immunization pilot project officially launched Friday in Toronto, Windsor-Essex, and Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington public health units.

Of the 4,776 currently active COVID-19 cases in Alberta, 509 are variants.

The province says all provincial COVID-19 testing sites will permanently close April 15.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling for the government to either reinstate mandatory masking in public places or explain why they won't.

The province lifted the requirement to wear a mask in indoor public settings along with many other COVID-19 related restrictions in March.

A non-invasive devise using breath samples can test for COVID-19 in three minutes, but experts say there is a trade-off to the convenience and speed.