Health

Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended for 30 days

OTTAWA, ONT - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that it will be at least another month before operations at the national border returns to normal.He says it was a joint decision by offi...

Apr 18, 2020 Coutts border crossing. (Canada Border Services Agency)

'What's going to happen?' Alberta teen recounts brush with death from COVID-19

OKOTOKS, Alta. - Matt Greenshields never worried about COVID-19 until he found himself thinking about death as he was being wheeled down the empty, darkened hallways of a hospital on his way...

Apr 15, 2020

Health Canada warns against "fraudulent and unauthorized" N95 masks

OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning Canadians about the risks of using fraudulent and unauthorized N95 masks that may not offer protection against COVID-19. The organization said it has r...

Apr 14, 2020

Government enacts stricter quarantine measures for returnees to Canada

OTTAWA - Starting at midnight, the federal government says all people returning to Canada will have to check in to a hotel or other designated site unless they have an acceptable self-quarantine plan....

Apr 14, 2020

Do as we say, not as we do? Trudeau, Scheer forced to defend family trips

OTTAWA - Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are fighting off criticism that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're willin...

Apr 14, 2020

Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test

Health Canada has approved the use of a portable, rapid-testing device for COVID-19. The Spartan Cube from Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience is expected to help provide rapid tests for health services&...

Apr 13, 2020

Alberta doctors file lawsuit against province after changes to billing

EDMONTON - The Alberta Medical Association has filed a lawsuit against the province after the United Conservative government went ahead with changes to how doctors can bill for their services.The asso...

Apr 09, 2020

Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

The number COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to call on the federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...

Apr 09, 2020

Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says

OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...

Apr 09, 2020

Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says

OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...

Apr 09, 2020