Tag Archives: Health

SAN FRANCISCO - Passengers on a cruise ship off the California coast were instructed to stay in their cabins as they awaited test results Friday that could show whether the coronavirus is circulating ...

TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government will soon announce support for Canadians who have to be quarantined in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. He also s...

Ontario's Ministry of Health says there is a new case of the novel coronavirus in the province. A spokeswoman with the ministry said the patient had recently travelled to Las Vegas. It is considered t...

EDMONTON - Alberta says it has its first presumptive case of the novel coronavirus. The province's chief medical officer of health is to hold a news conference about the case. The government says publ...

The economic affects of the coronavirus have preceded the spread of the virus itself, with financial markets swinging wildly, companies closing offices or asking employees work from home in affected a...

VICTORIA - British Columbia has announced eight new cases of COVID-19, but the provincial health officer says the additional cases are not surprising. Dr. Bonnie Henry says four of the new cases are p...

VANCOUVER - A private university in downtown Vancouver has closed its doors for three days after two of its students may have been exposed to the new coronavirus. A news release from University Canada...

The slowdown in coronavirus cases out of China offers a sliver of hope that the global outbreak can be controlled, but whether that can happen anytime soon without drastic measures remains to be seen,...

TORONTO - Ontario health authorities say two new cases of the novel coronavirus have been identified in the province. The latest cases are a woman who returned to Kitchener, Ont., from Italy and ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is now warning against all travel to Iran over concerns about the novel coronavirus. Global Affairs Canada posted a new alert this morning, upgrading an advisory agains...