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Ontario is starting to roll out Covid and flu vaccines this month. Starting this week, Covid shots will be available to Ontario residents with the first phase targeting high-risk and priority groups. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Monday Sept. 22, 2025.

Alberta’s already done it, and soon, COVID-19 vaccines also won’t be free of charge for some people in Quebec. Heather Yourex-West explains Quebec’s decision, which groups can still get subsidized shots, and what the medical community thinks.

Despite Alberta and Quebec charging residents to get the COVDI-19 vaccine, Saskatchewan is continuing to offer it free of charge.

New data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) shows cases of COVID-19 are rising across the country.  The weekly analysis saw more than 1,606 cases confirmed from 18,982 tests representing a percent positivity of 8. 5 per cent. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Monday Sept. 15, 2025. 

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has faced harsh criticism. For the first time, Global News had the chance to sit down with the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Adriana LaGrange, to discuss the changes and why they were made. Quinn Ohler has more.

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in underway in Alberta, and the government has unveiled the price Albertans will pay to get the shot. Elissa Carpenter reports.

Albertans looking for a free COVID-19 shot could travel to British Columbia to get it. But the B.C. government notes it won’t be straightforward. Morgan Black has more.

It’s not what we might expect but it is possible to get the sniffles, or worse, in the summer. New data from the U.S. shows that COVID-19 activity is rising and the most common variant is a new one, called Stratus. Nivrita Ganguly has this story and more in Health Matters for Aug. 15, 2025.

Registration is now underway for COVID 19 vaccines in Alberta and concerns are now being raised around how it will be administered and who will get the shot. Quinn Ohler has more.

A new report has found obesity rates in Canada increased faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than in the entire decade beforehand. Researchers at McMaster university say they saw an increase of more than one percent a year between 2020 and 2023. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Monday July 14,...

U.S. censorship fears deepen after ABC puts “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on pause. How Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to strengthen Canada-Mexico relations. Why Quebec is joining Alberta in ending free COVID-19 vaccinations for some people. Plus, the rise of Canada’s women’s national rugby team.

Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An excavator on a trailer has hit the Whitemud Drive overpass for the second time since 2023. A new report says parental rights will be an issue for Alberta trustee elections. Beer deliveries are delayed across Canada due to a system outage. A convicted killer is accused in a random stabbing at a north Edmonton...

In this exclusive throwback interview with Canadian broadcast legend Alan Cross, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin talks about teaming up with pop producing legend Max Martin and the process of creating music through the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘Yellow’ songwriter also shared how speaking publicly about Codlplay’s ambitious goal to go green on the road actually helped...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tumultuous first seven months on the job were under scrutiny at a Senate hearing. Jackson Proskow explains how Kennedy faced tough questions from both Democrats and Republicans about his controversial policies and decisions on COVID-19, the gutting of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and his refusal...

Kids who were born in 2020, during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic are now on their way to kindergarten. Quinn Ohler has more on the difference parents and teachers have noticed about this group of kids.

Students returning to the University of New Brunswick will be greeted with expanded options and cheaper rates for transit. New Brunswick tour operators say the summer brought them back to pre-COVID-19 numbers.

The victim of a distraction theft speaks out in hopes it will help others avoid the same fate. The Alberta government unveils what it will cost most Albertans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The federal government has announced it will lift many of the retaliatory tariffs it has placed on the United States.

For the first time, the number of visitors coming to downtown Halifax has surpassed what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The CEO of the Downtown Halifax Business Commission says that’s good news, although he acknowledges there’s still room for improvement. Angela Capobianco reports.

A Calgary caretaker is speaking out after being told his two family members — both living with severe disabilities — won’t be covered for COVID-19 shots this fall. Sarah Offin has more on a growing list of conditions like diabetes, which aren’t considered vulnerable enough for funded protection.