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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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‘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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Accused in Coutts blockade trial testifies he feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccineChris Carbert began testifying in his own defence Thursday at the murder-conspiracy trial in Lethbridge.CrimeJul 19
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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
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New LGBTQ2 bar in Halifax sees outpouring of supportHalifax’s last dedicated queer bar closed its doors permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving a void in the community until June of this year.FeaturesJul 27
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Feel-good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the weekFrom B.C. athletes at the Paris Summer Olympics to the end of B.C.'s COVID-19 public health emergency, here are some good news we wanted to share this week.LifestyleJul 26
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Joe Biden gets COVID for 3rd time, has ‘mild symptoms’The U.S. president last tested positive for COVID-19 twice in the summer of 2022, when he had a primary case and a rebound case of the virus.U.S. NewsJul 18
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Coutts protester says he fled after arrival of RCMP and helicopter: ‘I was terrified’The demonstration in Coutts lasted for two weeks, tying up traffic at the border crossing between Alberta and the U.S. to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.CanadaJul 16
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Alberta couple battles the CRA after it claws back $14K received in COVID benefitsThe worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but the fallout certainly isn't for an Alberta couple involved a big battle with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).MoneyJul 10
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Mayor hopes October event will be a boon to Winnipeg performing artsFew sectors were hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than the performing arts, and Winnipeg's mayor is hoping to help four of the city's most iconic arts organizations.EnvironmentJul 5
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Justin Trudeau to miss this year’s Calgary Stampede, his office saysThe annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Trudeau hasn't missed a summer except for the COVID-19 years of 2020 and 2021.CanadaJul 3
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Downtown Eastside could lose 2 public toilets as funding dries upThe city first installed the facilities, both operated by the Overdose Prevention Society, as a temporary response to the growing homelessness crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.PoliticsJul 1
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After an unusual four years, Sask. high schoolers hit the stage for graduationFrom COVID-19 restrictions to Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation sanctions, students in Saskatchewan have had a unique high school experienceCanadaJun 25