COVID-19

Alberta is ending isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 and their close contacts as cases climb in the province.

British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped existing farms at their current numbers after two more of the animals tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19.

Canada's bilateral overtures to fully vaccinated American visitors went unrequited on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 as the Department of Homeland Security formally extended its travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border for at least the next 30 days.

The main elementary teachers union in Ontario is calling on the government to take a more cautious approach to reopening schools than the one advocated by the province’s pediatric hospitals.

The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements.

Canada is getting ready to welcome the world again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quietly indicated late on Thursday, July 15, 2021, as his office disclosed a target of mid-August for when the border might reopen for fully vaccinated Americans.

For Ontario’s schools to reopen in September without producing a spike in COVID-19 cases may require sustained mask-wearing, especially among younger students, medical experts say, while high schools should know how many of their students are vaccinated.

A well-known American advocate of stronger Canada-U.S. ties helped state lawmakers from across the Midwest formally vent their bilateral frustrations on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, with an official request that the two countries "immediately" open their shared border to fully vaccinated travellers.

There are ways to improve Canada's early pandemic alert and response systems, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, but he also insists the country's top public health officials did start building a national response to COVID-19 very early on.

Manitoba Justice Minister Cameron Friesen said his department is looking at what action to take around the Justice Centre's surveillance of the judge and other public officials, including Premier Brian Pallister.

How a team of physicians, nurses, and volunteers undertook a three-week journey to vaccinate land protectors in Brazil's rainforests.

John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, apologized for his “poor judgment” during a special hearing Monday called by the judge overseeing a court challenge of COVID-19 restrictions in the province.

With speculation simmering that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may trigger an election before long, how much fight do those who usually have a bone to pick with Ottawa have left?

The number of net new jobs young people filled in June was the highest it has been since last summer, before second and third waves of COVID-19 infections nixed much of the service work they did.