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The fourth wave of COVID-19 is impacting many parts of Canada and medical professionals are warning that if action isn’t taken soon, the country could deal with a worse situation than it has seen in the previous three waves of the novel coronavirus. Jamie Mauracher reports.

Dr. Christopher Mody, an infectious disease expert and a department head at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, says he believes Alberta needs to find “a very narrow sweet spot” when it comes to implementing COVID-19 restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The federal Liberal government survived yet another confidence vote in the House of Commons on Monday, this time over the party’s economic estimates amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner said Tuesday that Canada’s airline industry “is on life support” as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, stating that the only way to help the industry is to introduce a “clear plan” on rapid testing.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 20 trillion rupee, or US$266 billion, support package to help the country’s economy amid the novel coronavirus outbreak and the resulting lockdown.

Global BC reporter Richard Zussman asks provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry if there should be concerns about spreading the novel coronavirus through close contact and kissing. Henry confirms there is a risk of spreading the virus and we should “keep our distance and keep our germs to ourselves.”

The University of Saskatchewan has outlined steps to withstand the economic impact of the novel coronavirus. Kyle Benning has more on one of the challenges the institution is facing over the next few months.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday defended Ontario’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in the province’s long-term care homes after a report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) found Canada’s long-term care homes, of all the OECD countries, were the hardest hit by the novel coronavirus. The report found that 81 per cent...

Asked about comments by President Donald Trump suggesting the novel coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan, China, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday that his comments were “consistent” with various intelligence assessments.

The Canadian Red Cross will be receiving $100M in federal funding amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Saturday. Trudeau, who addressed Canadians outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa during his daily briefing, said that money would go toward the Red Cross’s response to both COVID-19 and natural disasters like floods or...

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Wednesday that the provincial government had reached an agreement with school boards and unions to allow for the “voluntary” redeployment of education workers to facilities struggling during the novel coronavirus pandemic, including long-term care homes, hospitals and shelters.

Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe said during a daily briefing on the province’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic Wednesday that they are close to completing testing of long-term care residents and staff, and would soon be shifting their focus as they continue efforts to stop the spread of the...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes states should reopen schools, suggesting that the novel coronavirus has had “very little” impact on children.

The Conference Board of Canada is projecting Saskatoon will be one of the hardest hit metropolitan economies this year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted the state of emergency in 39 of Japan’s 47 prefectures on Thursday but said it would remain in place in Tokyo and Osaka until the novel coronavirus is contained. The 39 prefectures in which the emergency has been lifted account for 54% of Japan’s population, but the greater Tokyo...

The fight against COVID-19 began at the end of 2019, when the novel coronavirus that causes the illness known as COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan China. Since then the virus has spread to many countries leading to more than 7.5 million cases. The spread of coronavirus was declared a pandemic March 11, 2020. It’s...

Dramatic changes are coming to New Brunswick’s education system as it anticipates the novel coronavirus pandemic will persist well into the 2020-21 school year. Tim Roszell has more.

In the wake of worldwide protests, how do you prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus while rallying with thousands of others in close contact? What’s the proper way to take off your face mask? And, are there any lasting side-effects after you recover from the COVID-19? Jeff Semple takes more viewer questions to the...

A group of doctors has penned a letter to the Alberta government asking that masks be made mandatory in public, citing new evidence that masks in large numbers can control the spread of the novel coronavirus. As Adam MacVicar reports, the group says it’s necessary as the economy begins to reopen.

Montreal public health is calling on citizens to exercise more caution to stem the tide of the novel coronavirus amid an uptick in cases in the province. Dr. Mylène Drouin, director of public health, said recent outbreaks in the city are tied to private gatherings such as dinner parties.