Researchers around the world are racing to find a vaccine for COVID-19.

Jade DeLucia suffered brain damage and vision loss because of a 'rare complication' following a case of the flu.

The current flu season was the most unusual in about five years because of an early spike in influenza B as influenza A was circulating across Canada and the northern hemisphere.

Manitoba hit a new high for flu vaccinations, with nearly 25 per cent of people in the province getting their shot.

"People are jumping to worst-case scenarios, which isn't productive," one expert said.

The province said more and more people are choosing to get vaccinated during the flu season in Saskatchewan.

Three more flu-related deaths in the Edmonton zone were reported by Alberta Health Services in its weekly influenza report.

Between Dec. 15, 2019 and Jan. 4, 67 cases of influenza were reported in London and Middlesex County.

Flu season has arrived in Saskatchewan, and it is expected to peak in the next two to three weeks. However, more people have been getting vaccinated.

The number of people in the province who died with lab-confirmed influenza rose to six, according to Alberta Health Services' weekly report released Thursday.