Tag Archives: Health

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):   11:10 p.m. Ontario is barring personal visits to inmates in its adult provincial jails to try to keep COVID-19 out...

Animal lovers may be wondering if their pets can be carriers of the new coronavirus, but experts say there's no evidence they can transmit the disease to humans. Prof. Scott Weese of the Universi...

VANCOUVER - Drive-thru clinics testing people for COVID-19 in South Korea could serve as a model for Canada, where the spread of the virus is comparatively limited but increasing to the poin...

OTTAWA - The House of Commons and Senate are shutting down for five weeks to help prevent parliamentarians from contributing to the spread of COVID-19, after an extraordinary ...

TORONTO - The suspension of Parliament, billions of dollars in extra federal spending, and recommendations against leaving the country were among extraordinary steps public and private secto...

WINNIPEG - Sweat builds on Reese Ketler's brow, as his hands clasp both ends of a hockey stick. Each time the 20-year-old thrusts the stick toward his physiotherapist, his body learns t...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 12, 2020: - Ontario: 59 confirmed (five cases resolved) - British Columbia: 53 confirmed, including ...

Arctic governments are bracing for the potential impact of the novel coronavirus in far-flung, isolated communities with often overcrowded homes. "The (Northwest Territories) recognizes the ...

OTTAWA - There are some changes coming to improve safety on Parliament Hill after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed he is going into isolation after his wife tested positive for COVID-19. Th...

GATINEAU, Que. - A couple from Gatineau, Que., are warning Canadians to be vigilant about COVID-19 after contracting the virus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Bernard ...