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WASHINGTON (AP) — The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized mRNA vaccines in a video, explaining the decision to cancel projects being led by the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

The World Health Organization's probe into the cause of COVID-19 has not resulted in a definitive reason, with its director-general saying all scenarios 'remain on the table.'

A petition has been launched calling on Amazon to remove '51st state' merchandise, but business and marketing professors say it's unlikely to happen.

Five years ago, on March 17, 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Ontario due to the spread of the coronavirus; in the days that followed, this is what it looked like.

The World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, set into motion policies that would upend the lives of Canadians for years to come.

Pardons are historically afforded to those accused of specific crimes – and usually those who have already been convicted of an offense.

The video was planned as a "virtual reflection/memorial event'' for early 2021, the provincial Finance Department said in response to a freedom of information request.

People who think the new coronavirus couldn’t take off and cause a SARS-like crisis may have forgotten a phenomenon that was a game-changer during SARS — patients called superspreaders.

A World Health Organization-led group of experts is in Saudi Arabia trying to get to the bottom of what is happening there with the new MERS coronavirus.

French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had close contact in the hospital with France's only confirmed case.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the test results came back Wednesday for the man in his 40s, who remains in isolation at home.

A new survey of post-secondary students in Canada found 79 per cent of respondents are worried about paying their tuition this fall — and even more don't qualify for the CERB.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has been giving daily updates as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, with some of them leading to deaths.

Two of the doctors have died, while a third is in critical condition with a fractured skull, according to the reports.

Canada's supply of PPE and testing capacity have been contentious issues over the course of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Isobel Mackenzie on Sunday announced the province would provide an additional $500,000 in funding to the non-profit Family Caregivers of B.C., doubling the typical government investment.

As of Thursday evening, 42,098 coronavirus cases have been confirmed, with 2,147 deaths.

The protest outside an immigration holding centre in Surrey, B.C., was one of five that took place outside centres across the country Sunday.

Some of the activists, who are calling for safe housing for Vancouver's homeless to stay isolated during the coronavirus crisis, made their way to the roof.