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A push to shift efforts toward fully vaccinating the population gained steam Friday with Canada's advisory panel on vaccines urging second doses "as soon as possible," and federal health officials hin...

OTTAWA - The federal government says its preliminary deficit for the last fiscal year was $314 billion, an unprecedented figure caused by an equally unprecedented economic shock. The early deficit fig...

BERLIN (AP) - The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended that the use of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech be expanded to children ages 12 to 15, a decision that offers youn...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. British Columbia health officials reported 317 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 143,581 in the province. They also...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's prime minister says a total coronavirus lockdown will be imposed in the country, with all business and economic activities to be halted for two weeks to contai...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans increased their spending by 0.5% in April, a slowdown after a massive gain in March that had been powered by the distribution of billions of dollars in individual stimulus ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 408,034 new vaccinations administered for a total of 22,346,755...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 28, 2021. There are 1,371,073 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,371,073 confirmed cases (42,104 active, ...

EDMONTON - The Calgary Stampede, increasingly touted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney as the brass ring for defeating COVID-19, won't look like the whoop-up of years past if it goes ahead, says the cit...

OTTAWA - Canada's requirement for air travellers to quarantine for up to three days at a hotel is an expensive, inconsistent policy that contains loopholes and should be ditched, says a new report fro...