OTTAWA — Canada is in a tough situation as COVID-19 variants are spreading and cases are rising amid a third wave of the pandemic but, along with the rest of the world,... Read more »
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SAO PAULO — Brazil reported a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths exceeding 4,000 for the first time Tuesday, becoming the second nation to go above that daily threshold. Many governors, mayors and... Read more »
Europe’s drug regulator said on Friday that it is reviewing rare blood clots in four people in the United States who received Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. The European Medicines Agency’s safety... Read more »
WINNIPEG — There is some homegrown evidence children may be less infectious when it comes to COVID-19 compared to adults, according to some local researchers. “There’s probably something going on here that’s... Read more »
The Ontario government’s health agency has issued two emergency orders to help hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions that is threatening the province’s critical care capacity, the Ministry of Health said in a... Read more »
TORONTO — While patients get sicker and ICUs continue to fill up, critical care physicians are transporting patients between hospitals to free up beds in some of Ontario’s hardest hit regions. Naomi... Read more »
The latest: The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units across the country has reached a near record as the spread of more contagious coronavirus variants drives up hospitalizations, prompting Ontario... Read more »
WINNIPEG — Canadian researchers say children may be less infectious than adults with the COVID-19 virus, suggesting daycares, schools and extracurricular activities could continue with appropriate precautions in place. Lead investigator Dr.... Read more »
Manitoba may soon tighten its pandemic rules once again, the leader of the province’s vaccine task force cautioned as officials reported the highest daily COVID-19 case count in months. “I just want... Read more »