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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a recall for certain Wuhan egg sheets due to concerns about a possible salmonella contamination. The sheets were sold in both Alberta and British Columbia. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Jan. 5, 2025. 

A massive escalator system in Wushan County, southwest China, is set to transform daily travel in the mountainous region. The project is expected to cut travel time between upper and lower areas from nearly an hour to about 20 minutes.

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 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...

The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed on Wednesday 26 experts to form its new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of novel pathogens, including several who served on its mission to Wuhan, China, to probe the source of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The statement named the 26 proposed members ahead of a two-week period of public...

China said on Thursday that it “strictly enforces” COVID-19 prevention measures after two members of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) international team of experts were held back in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies. The WHO-led team arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate origins of the virus.

China’s foreign ministry on Monday rejected a Wall Street Journal report that three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before China reported the first cases of COVID-19. The newspaper said the previously undisclosed report may add weight to calls for a broader investigation into whether the...

Amid calls for further investigation into the origins of the 2019 novel coronavirus, China’s foreign ministry firmly denied Friday that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was linked to the pandemic. The statement comes after Dr. Anthony Fauci reportedly called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose illnesses might provide vital clues...

One year ago today, Canada recorded its first case of a novel coronavirus that first appeared in Wuhan, China. What followed was a fast moving, once in a century health crisis that saw the country, and the world come together to face the unprecedented challenges of a global pandemic. Global’s Sharmeen Somani takes us through...

Just one year ago, Wuhan, China became the world’s first city where the novel coronavirus was first identified. Officials scrambled to contain this insidious enemy. But what a difference a year makes. Jeff Semple reports on Wuhan’s remarkable rebound.

In early 2020, the city of Wuhan, China was under an unprecedented lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak, prompting Canada to send its first plane to bring Canadians home to safety. One year later, we explore how Wuhan has sprung back to life, giving us a glimpse into a post-pandemic future.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to say on Sunday whether his government agreed with the U.S. intelligence assessment that the novel coronavirus may have originated in a Wuhan laboratory, saying that “it is too early to draw firm conclusions” about the provenance of the virus.

On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he has seen something which has given him confidence that the novel coronavirus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, but did not specify any evidence. There is no evidence to support Trump’s statement.

One hundred and eighty-five coronavirus evacuees from Wuhan, China arrived at CFB Trenton Tuesday morning. One passenger says life in quarantine is like “summer camp.” Morganne Campbell has the story.

Chinese authorities are preparing to cut off all transportation to Wuhan, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak. As Crystal Goomansingh explains, the mysterious SARS-like illness has killed at least 17 people, but the World Health Organization is holding off on declaring a global health emergency.

Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that there are “many investigations” taking place in China to determine the course of novel coronavirus. Officials in China are taking samples from animals and the environment in a Wuhan, China market to determine the virus’ source.

As the dim sum cart made its way around the China Pearl restaurant in Boston, every table was packed — a welcomed change for many restaurants, bakeries and businesses in the city’s Chinatown. Many business in the area have experienced a heavy drop in sales due to fears of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading and...

Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Thursday that just over 400 Canadians had been repatriated, including some permanent residents who had links to Canada, from Wuhan, China. Asked about whether any more Canadians were looking for assistance to evacuate, Champagne says he has not received information there are any other Canadians wanting to return and...

We sit down with Bill Bu, former Wuhan resident who is now a businessman in Halifax. Bu recently raised thousands of dollars locally to donate masks and supplies to be sent to China to help with the outbreak.

Los Angeles International Airport is one of three places in the U.S. that will begin screening passengers flying in from China’s Wuhan province for the new coronavirus that has already killed at least two people and left 45 sick. Passengers will be asked about any respiratory symptoms they may or may not have and will...