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Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical advisor at Health Canada, said Tuesday it has authorized an updated Moderna vaccine, tailored to the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant, for Canadians six months of age and older. Dr. Sharma added that the agency is currently reviewing submissions by Pfizer BioNTech and Novovax.

Speaking at a media availability on Tuesday, Canada’s chief public officer of health Dr. Theresa Tam said that the country is at the “beginning” of its fall respiratory season and that it “isn’t too late” to get the updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which was just approved by Health Canada. She also said that the updated...

Researchers have found that seniors who caught COVID-19 during the first wave of the omicron variant between December 2021 and March 2022 did not have strengthened immunity come the second wave. Global’s Katherine Ward reports.

Canada is likely at the start of the new wave of COVID-19 infections, according to health experts. COVID-19 continues to mutate and has recently spawned two variants, EG.5, a subvariant of Omicron, and BA.2.86. Scientists are closely monitoring the viruses including the currently dominant XBB.1.5, which itself is much more transmissible and deadly than the...

WATCH: A new Omicron sub-variant of COVID-19 has made its way into the province of Saskatchewan. Global’s Easton Hamm has more on the new variant and the current state of COVID-19.

A rapidly rising Omicron subvariant called EG.5 has been circulating in Canada and other countries, raising concerns of a new wave of COVID-19 infections.

EG.5 is a new, fast-spreading COVID-19 subvariant now comprising more than a third of all cases in Canada. Katherine Ward looks at what’s known about EG.5, and what doctors are advising the public to do.

Another member of music royalty has been forever silenced. Canada’s Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter of The Band, the Canadian-American group known for songs such as “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died at the age of 80. We look back at the legacy of one of Canada’s...

Dr. Isaac Bogoch joins us for a check-up on the latest health headlines, including the new Omicron subvariant that’s been dubbed ‘the one to watch’ and the new WHO guidance on booster shots.

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Canadian Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino defended the quarantine measures put in place due to concerns of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, including the use of hotels as quarantine facilities amid reports of travellers receiving a lack of personal necessities and longer waits to get discharged. He said the measures were to “protect Canadians” and buy...

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw discusses the Omicron coronavirus variant and the effect it might have on possible changes to restrictions over the holidays.

Restrictions are returning to Ontario’s Windsor region, as fears rise COVID-19 cases will surge again throughout the province. Eric Sorensen has Ontario’s latest pandemic projections, the uncertainty over the Omicron variant’s impact, and what experts say needs to be done to control the spread of the virus.

Alberta’s chief medical officer updates the Omicron coronavirus variant in the province. Experts are raising the alarm after Calgary ambulance services become stretched thin. And with winter approaching, city officials are meeting to brainstorm solutions about homeless camps.

Although the Indigenous delegation headed to Vatican is now delaying its trip due to concerns over the Omicron variant, the president of the Manitoba Metis Federation is ready to bring his message to Pope Francis, when the time comes. Global’s Marney Blunt has more.

Manitoba reported its first case of the Omicron variant.

With the Omicron variant now circulating in the province, should we be more concerned about gatherings over the holidays? Global’s Laura Casella asks Dr. Mitch to weigh in.

The Omicron COVID-19 variant can partially evade protection from two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to new research from the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa (AHRI). However, AHRI executive director Willem Hanekom said researchers believe the vaccine will still protect against severe illness and death.

With the emergence of the Omicron variant dampening many holiday plans, travel journalist Jim Byers talks about travelling safety and why it’s important to have an escape plan.

Canada’s top health officials warn of another dark winter ahead, as fears of a fifth COVID-19 wave rise, with Omicron becoming the dominant variant. What chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam has to say about your holiday plans. Plus, meet one family who’s divided over getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Also, the struggle with long...