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Dr. Deborah Money, senior author of the paper published Monday in JAMA, said having such a large study "robustly" confirms the benefit of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women.

Many celebrities' homes were directly in the path of the multiple fires ravaging Los Angeles.

B.C. health authorities have announced the first case of a human avian flu infection acquired in Canada, with the teenage patient in critical condition in hospital.

Newsom got a final push from Biden, who warned the contest could shape the country's direction on the pandemic, reproductive rights and the battle to slow climate change.

Calls for changes to masking policy in schools continue as Nova Scotia heads for the final stage of reopening

Last May, when outlining the province's reopening plan, health officials had set the end of August as a potential date when people could stop wearing masks indoors.

As of Monday, 74.8 per cent of those eligible have received one dose of vaccine; 59.7 per cent of those eligible are fully vaccinated.

Experts say though that COVID-19 spread among the unvaccinated isn't an isolated problem, but does affect everyone — even the vaccinated.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported three new COVID-19 cases and nine recoveries on Tuesday. The region's total case count stands at 12,701.

The West Island Blues Festival will back for 2021 and it will be live.

The COVID mask mandate may be lifted Saturday, but city officials say masks will still be required to ride a bus or head into the library in Winnipeg.

Hinshaw said the modelling suggests cases will rise for a month but will have limited impact on the province's acute care system.

Health Canada has reassured that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines 'continue to be safe and effective at protecting against COVID-19,' despite this very rare risk. 

Delta Plus is still being studied, but some scientists say it may be more transmissible. The Delta variant is currently the dominant strain of COVID-19 around the world.

COVID-19 is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated and vaccine holdouts appear poised to become primary drivers of new infections amid a surge in the highly contagious Delta variant.

Prairie provinces, where there are high populations of Indigenous people, are moving away from most of their COVID-19 restrictions.

If a contract isn't reached by 6 a.m. Friday, the union said its members will begin a ``sweeping'' series of actions at Canada's border entry points.

For the first time in almost a year, Niagara Health is not treating any COVID-19 patients.

Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics.

Dr. Theresa Tam says safety protocols can be put in place to minimize the risk of voting in person, as has been done in recent provincial elections.