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Health Canada made the announcement Friday, citing possible contamination at a Baltimore facility.

Canada is poised to battle back more contagious coronavirus variants that threaten to jeopardize reopening plans across the country due to a huge uptick in vaccine supply, a willingness from Canadians to get the shots and some promising new vaccine research. 

Canada is poised to battle back more contagious coronavirus variants that threaten to jeopardize reopening plans across the country due to a huge uptick in vaccine supply, a willingness from Canadians to get the shots and some promising new vaccine research. 

Royal Caribbean Group and Carnival Corporation will push ahead with a return to cruises this summer despite two guests onboard Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Millennium ship testing positive for COVID-19.

After months of mostly bad news, Canada's chief public health officer said today the country's COVID-19 trajectory has improved dramatically and an anticipated flood of doses should put the country "on the path back to the things we miss."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced his country will contribute 100 million doses to the international campaign before the end of the year, stepping up pressure on Canada and other countries to contribute.

Canada will commit to sharing up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in a formal announcement that will come later in the G7 summit, the country's high commissioner to the United Kingdom said Friday.

COVID-19 deaths led to a five-month decrease in life expectancy at birth last year, recent data released by Statistics Canada suggest, potentially putting the country at a level not seen in seven years.

Citing the need for speed against the growing threat of the coronavirus delta variant, infectious diseases specialists say the wait for a second dose should only be eight weeks, regardless of what kind of vaccine people got as their first dose.

In a legal first in Canada, two Hamilton paramedics were found guilty for their part in the death of 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi. Now, emergency responders are questioning what it means for their field and patient care.

Health officials and experts around the world on Thursday welcomed a U.S. plan to donate 500 million more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, but the celebrations came with hesitation.

Katrina Lavery died of a bowel obstruction at the age of 21. In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court, her mother says senior managers at a home operated by the Garth Homer Society ignored her symptoms for months.

While it's unclear who made the call, it is certain the decision has been controversial — with even top experts divided — and will mean students in Ontario, who had already been out of school for longer than any other students in the country by mid-May, will miss even more class time. 

Canada still hasn’t provided clear guidance to fully vaccinated Canadians on what they can and can’t do safely as the number of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines ramps up across the country and travel restrictions are set to ease.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an estimated backlog of 15.9 million surgeries in Ontario, including MRIs, cataract surgeries, joint replacements and coronary bypass surgeries, according to the Ontario Medical Association. Doctors say they're also worried about a decline in preventative screenings.

A Canadian research team has published new evidence highlighting a combination of two treatments that could help patients suffering from a rare, but potentially-deadly, post-vaccine blood clot condition.

The head of the World Bank says that while a shortage of vaccine supply remains the biggest hurdle to inoculating people in the developing world, increased production in the United States may be able to meet growing demand.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said today Moderna will ship seven million more vaccine doses to Canada this month, ending weeks of uncertainty over when the Massachusetts-based company would deliver the long-promised order.

Manitobans are being urged to keep up their resolve to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as the province reported two more deaths on Wednesday — including that of a Winnipeg teenager.

Uneven distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide is raising concerns about potential new variants while fuelling economic problems and unrest.

Uneven distribution of vaccines worldwide is raising concerns about potential new variants, while fuelling economic problems and unrest.

COVID-19 case numbers are at their lowest levels in Canada so far in 2021.

Two Hamilton paramedics who treated dying teenager Yosif Al-Hasnawi in 2017 are guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life, an Ontario Superior Court judge has found.

U.S. government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney apologized Monday for a controversial dinner meeting he held last week which raised questions about whether he was following the public health guidelines.

For months, Canadian parents have shared stories of pandemic anxiety and stress. Now, just-published research suggests the strain on new mothers in particular has translated into more postpartum individuals seeking mental health support after giving birth.

For months, Canadian parents have shared stories of pandemic anxiety and stress. Now, just-published research suggests the strain on new mothers in particular has translated into more postpartum individuals seeking mental health support after giving birth.

A new variant is taking hold in Canada, but our vaccine supply is ramping and second doses are accelerating across the country. So how at risk are we from B.1.617, and how concerned should Canadians be as we inch closer to reopening much of the country?

Some researchers believe adolescent males and young men can, in rare cases, develop myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, after their second shot of an mRNA vaccine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the government will buy three million more vaccine shots from Pfizer than originally planned — an effort to secure more of the product that has become the backbone of Canada's immunization campaign.

A judge in Calgary has granted an injunction for Alberta Health Services to block a weekend rodeo that was planned in protest of COVID-19-related public health restrictions, dismissing the organizers' argument that it would be a political rally. 

A judge in Calgary has granted an injunction for Alberta Health Services to block a weekend rodeo that was planned in protest of COVID-19-related public health restrictions, dismissing the organizers' argument that it would be a political rally. 

The defence team for Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola is calling for an “unequivocal apology” from New Brunswick’s premier after the Crown dropped its charge against the family doctor who had been blamed as the source of an COVID-19 outbreak.

The defence team for Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola is calling for an “unequivocal apology” from New Brunswick’s premier after the Crown dropped its charge against the family doctor who had been blamed as the source of an COVID-19 outbreak.

The obituary last week may have caught some people's attention: Bob Wilson, 71, and his wife Margi, 73, died last week on the same day at Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. They planned it that way.

My accident was a terrible thing that happened to me, but unfortunately it wasn't the worst. The worst was having to learn to navigate in a world that too often leaves people like me behind.

If you decide to get a COVID-19 vaccination, do you get paid time off work? Take a look at the vaccine policies for some of the bigger employers in Ontario, some of which also operate elsewhere.

After a year that revealed the cracks in Ontario's long-term care system and saw the government promise changes, some repeat offenders continue to be cited by provincial inspectors for serious violations of Ontario’s Long-Term Care Act.

The last residential school in Canada closed by the 1990s, but the abuse students endured within them has lasting physical and mental effects for generations.

The federal government began accepting applications for its vaccine injury support program this week — but some people diagnosed with rare but serious conditions after vaccinations aren't sure the compensation on offer goes far enough.

COVID-19 cases in the U.K. have been climbing steadily since the appearance of the variant, originally found in India, known as delta or B.1.617.2. Communities with outbreaks have launched mass coronavirus testing and stepped up vaccination campaigns, but experts are urging a delay in the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, expected June 21.

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to allocate 75 per cent of unused COVID-19 vaccines through the United Nations-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, the White House announced Thursday.

The front lines of Canada's COVID-19 battle remain asymmetrical, with promising progress occurring in provinces alongside continuing challenges in others.

An Indigenous man who is partially paralyzed filed a complaint with St. Michael's Hospital after he says he was kicked out of the ER for swearing and left outside in the cold in a wheelchair he couldn't operate.

After lagging behind other countries in the early months of vaccination, Canada is now among the leaders when it comes to the percentage of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose. But the next steps could get harder.

Air passengers entering Canada who refuse to quarantine in a designated hotel will soon be subject to a $5,000 fine.

International Development Minister Karina Gould told a virtual COVAX summit hosted by Japan on Wednesday that Canada will donate another $220 million to help COVAX buy more vaccines to deliver to the 92 low and middle-income countries that rely on the facility to vaccinate their citizens.

Israel's health ministry said on Tuesday it found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in Israel were likely linked to their vaccination.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed Wednesday that students will continue to learn from home for the rest of the academic year, with hopes that all kids will go back to school in person in the fall.

Allowing the coronavirus to spread in other countries jeopardizes gains made in Canada through COVID-19 vaccinations, some scientists suggest. That's because the more opportunities the virus has to spread, the more likely it is to mutate and foil vaccines.