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As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

OTTAWA - Health Canada is updating the label for the Oxford-AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines to add capillary leak syndrome as a potential side-effect. The agency is also including a warni...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials retracted their latest report on the vote count after realizing i...

VICTORIA - British Columbia will move toward a return to normal life on Canada Day as the province removes most COVID-19 restrictions and allows outdoor gatherings of up to 5,000 people. Premier John ...

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says without vaccines the third wave of COVID-19 in Canada would have been much deadlier. Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday as vaccines began to roll out she w...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say they've asked the province for permission to allow 10,500 fans to attend upcoming playoff games in Montreal, up from 3,500. France Margaret Blanger, the hockey te...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say they've asked the province for permission to allow 10,500 fans to attend upcoming playoff games in Montreal, up from 3,500. France Margaret Blanger, the hockey te...

OTTAWA - The first big overhaul of Canada's patented medicines pricing regime in three decades is being delayed for the third time. The Patented Medicine Pricing Review Board is supposed to ensure pri...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 61 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths. The province says there are 1,132 active cases and,...

CALGARY - Behind his face mask, sweat glistening on his forehead, Ryan Straschnitzki was smiling. The 22-year-old, paralyzed from the chest down when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey ...