Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Monday, January 30, 2023, could mark a major milestone in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the World Health Organization stands poised to decide whether or not to declare an end to the global public health emergency.

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Monday, August 1, 2022, that the government will invest $17.9 million to increase access to HIV testing in remote communities and among hard-to-reach populations.

Tourists were among those lining up to get monkeypox vaccines in Montreal on Saturday, July 23, 2022, as the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency.

Calling Montreal the epicentre of the North American monkeypox outbreak, health officials in the city said on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, they were expanding vaccination against the disease to all men who have sex with men.

Canada has delivered about one-quarter of the direct vaccine doses it has promised to help less wealthy countries and can't say when more doses will go out the door.

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his counterparts from other G7 countries agreed on Monday, November 29, 2021, to closely monitor and share information about the highly mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19.

The level for the most damaging tiny particles is halved, reflecting new evidence of deadly harm.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for some federally regulated workplaces in a bid to boost Canada's vaccination levels.

The federal government is expecting to receive about 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, as it adjusts its distribution strategy amid waning vaccination rates and substantial supply.

Now is not the time to point fingers or assign blame for COVID-19, Canada's federal government said on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, after Donald Trump, his re-election hopes hijacked by a deadly global pandemic, turned his populist cannons on the World Health Organization.

Federal and provincial officials are starting to discuss how and when to start reopening schools and businesses but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the full-scale lockdowns most Canadians are living with right now will remain in place for at least several more weeks.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today, February 14, 2020, and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all.