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A new flu strain that’s been circulating internationally is now raising concern here in Canada. We speak to infectious diseases expert Dr. Isaac Bogosh about the H3N2 flu variant.

With the Toronto Blue Jays falling short of a World Series title, fans across the country are left thinking what could have been Sunday. But as Johnny James reports, the fan base decided to reflect on the magic of the team’s valiant run and held their heads high in defeat.

It’s not what we might expect but it is possible to get the sniffles, or worse, in the summer. New data from the U.S. shows that COVID-19 activity is rising and the most common variant is a new one, called Stratus. Nivrita Ganguly has this story and more in Health Matters for Aug. 15, 2025.

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That’s because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. Dr. Gorfinkel joins us to break down what to know and other top health...

On today’s episode of The Morning Show: We get the latest on the razor blade throat COVID variant with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel. Plus, we get a full entertainment round up with Morgan Hoffman. Then we speak to Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp about their new movie. Also, we speak to Nancy Hixt about the latest...

Britain’s health security agency says another case of the Mpox variant clade 1b had been detected in England, but this time, in a person who had no reported travel history or link with previously confirmed cases in the country. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Why a Kelowna business owner is now taking the security of his staff into his own hands. And what you need to know about respiratory illness season with a new COVID-19 variant and vaccine making the rounds.

As the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads even further, some Canadian schools are being forced to change their pandemic protocols. Heather Yourex-West reports on the difficult start to the school year.

Many in the hospitality industry are furious over the timing of yesterday’s announcement to stop liquor sales at 8 p.m. tonight. Keith Baldrey has more on this and more on the coronavirus variant first detected in the UK.

Nova Scotia reported two new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Tuesday as officials provided the last in-person update of 2020. Alicia Draus reports.

The U.S. reported Tuesday its first known case of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K., with the case being found in Colorado. It comes as the vaccine rollout is hitting snags, with the Trump administration promising 20 million vaccinations by the end of 2020, yet only two million have taken place so far....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the government had been forced to impose tougher restrictions on parts of England because of the “sheer pace” of the spread of a new COVID-19 variant. More areas of England will be placed under a higher tier of lockdown restrictions, including several areas that would move to...

As Canada gets set to open its land border to Americans, concerns are being raised about the surging Delta variant, and who’s potentially being put at risk.

The Delta variant has parents across the country concerned as it continues to spread among kids. But as Joe Scarpelli reports, experts are still debating whether or not it’s more dangerous in children.

‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson joins Saskatchewan Health Authority Chief Medical Officer Dr. Susan Shaw to discuss what she calls a crisis in the province’s health-care system. Saskatchewan is seeing record-setting hospitalizations in a Delta variant-fuelled fourth wave, and Shaw doesn’t see a plateau coming in the near future. She is hopeful the newly...

Will Canadians need a COVID-19 booster shot? Some scientists say the current data doesn’t support it, but Moderna, which holds some of the earliest research on how its vaccines are performing, say we may need a booster by Christmas. In a Canadian exclusive, The New Reality goes inside Moderna’s Boston facilities as it fights to...

Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on how infectious the Delta variant is and new data showing younger people are getting hit hard, especially if they’re unvaccinated.

Doctors and politicians are try to persuade more Canadians to get immunized against COVID-19, as the more contagious Delta variant spreads further among the unvaccinated. As Mike Le Couteur reports, if persuasion doesn’t work, coercion could be the next step.

Global News’ Washington Bureau Chief Jackson Proskow breaks down new CDC face mask recommendations as U.S. vaccination levels fall and the Delta variant fuels a rise in COVID-19 cases.

“Having two doses of vaccine has never been more important,” Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said in her Wednesday update, explaining the Delta COVID-19 variant spreads more easily so the second dose is critical for protection. She said 64 per cent of Albertans are fully immunized and 75 per cent have...