The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) are jointly calling for COVID-19 vaccinations to be made mandatory for health-care workers. The two organizations today joined a growing number of... Read more »
Canada has enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to fully vaccinate everyone eligible in the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a Moncton, N.B., vaccine clinic this morning. The arrival of five million doses this week will bring the... Read more »
Ontario has asked the federal government to ensure Canadians who received mixed COVID-19 vaccines will be cleared for international travel as border measures lift. Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia... Read more »
Canada’s vaccine campaign has been crushing it lately, with an impressive 80 per cent of eligible Canadians having had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That statistic distracts from a troubling fact,... Read more »
The federal government announced today it plans to let fully vaccinated tourists visit Canada again soon. Ottawa now says that — starting Aug. 9 at 12:01 a.m. ET. — fully vaccinated U.S.... Read more »
Federal government officials are expected to make a long-awaited update announcement this morning regarding the reopening of Canada’s border. The government shut its border to foreign travellers and implemented strict measures for non-essential... Read more »
Canada has gone from a vaccine laggard to a world leader in COVID-19 immunizations in just a few months’ time — thanks to an ambitious vaccination campaign that has so far blunted the... Read more »
Canada is getting ready to welcome the world again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quietly indicated late Thursday as his office disclosed a target of mid-August for when the border might reopen for... Read more »
An important position at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) was vacant and the country’s pandemic early warning system was understaffed when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, an independent panel has found. The final... Read more »
Canada is donating an additional 17.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to help inoculate people in low- and middle-income countries, federal ministers announced Monday. International Development Minister Karina Gould and Procurement Minister... Read more »