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HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top doctor has launched a social media meme with his comments imploring residents to cease shopping for non-essential items, including Birkenstock sandals offered at sale price...

Canada's chief public health officer reminded Canadians on Saturday that even those who are fully vaccinated remain susceptible to COVID-19. Speaking at a virtual townhall for Yukoners, Dr. Theresa Ta...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 5:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 2,042 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The province's chief medical officer of healt...

Jennifer Coffman didn't expect to get hit with a double whammy at her restaurant in the tiny community of Field just west of the Alberta-British Columbia boundary this year. Coffman has been running t...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 406,415 new vaccinations administered for a total of 15,325,18...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 8, 2021. There are 1,273,169 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,273,169 confirmed cases (81,218 active,...

Her son was born in Regina and has a passport and a Social Insurance Number, but he's being denied a Saskatchewan health number because of her immigration status. Pereira, who asked her first name not...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government announced further restrictions as COVID-19 numbers continued to surge to near-record levels Friday. Starting Sunday morning and until May 30, the cap on outdoor gath...

MONTREAL - Quebec is allowing overnight camps across the province to reopen this summer. An association representing camps in the province says it learned Thursday its members will be allowed to reope...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions said a suspected overdose death of a 12-year-old girl from Vancouver Island is driving the government "to do more and do better."...