COVID-19 News Canada

• Hospitals, care homes, prisons short on staff amid record COVID-19 spread

  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday that about 20,000 health-care workers were off because they had tested positive or been exposed to the virus.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2022
  
• Canada reports over 20K new COVID-19 cases amid record-breaking Omicron surge

  Records were broken in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and New Brunswick, while news that Omicron may cause fewer hospitalizations emerged from the U.K.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2021
  
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• Quebec, Ontario, P.E.I., introduce new measures to slow Omicron spread

  PM Trudeau and the premiers agreed that the key to moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic is to ensure that as many Canadians as possible, get vaccinated booster shots.

  Politics

  Dec 15, 2021
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• PHAC to hold next in-person COVID-19 briefing on Sept. 3, before election date

  Shortly before the election was called, PHAC had turned to churning out news releases once a week instead of their usual live briefings.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
• Canada, U.S. businesses seek clarity from Congress on land border reopening

  The group, led by the North American Strategy for Competitiveness, wants senior congressional leaders to demand a detailed strategy from the Department of Homeland Security.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2021
• Canada should end mandatory COVID-19 hotel quarantine for travellers: expert panel

  The panel made several recommendations based on the COVID-19-vaccination status of travellers.

  Canada

  May 27, 2021
• Dementia, Alzheimer’s most common disease associated with COVID-19 deaths: StatCan

  A new report found that 89 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in 2020 had at least one other health condition or complication also reported on their death certificate.

  Canada

  May 15, 2021
• Canada’s military facing challenges like pilot training, part shortages amid COVID-19

  The pandemic has also made it more difficult to source spare parts and conduct other maintenance activities on the air force's various fleets.

  Health

  Apr 25, 2021
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• Canada sees another Easter weekend with rising COVID-19 cases, tough restrictions

  Many provinces opted not to report new case data on the Good Friday holiday. Those that did included Quebec, which added 1,314 new cases to its total.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2021
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• Canada adds 2,956 more COVID-19 cases as provinces expand vaccine rollouts

  Dr. Theresa Tam said health officials are observing a rise in new infections after several weeks of levelling off.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2021