Tag Archives: health

The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern):   5:37 p.m. The Ontario Ministry of Health says two more people have tested positive for the novel co...

TORONTO - Denying drug-addicted prisoners access to clean syringes deprives them of essential health care, which is a violation of their constitutional rights, an Ontario court hea...

The federal government will provide financial help for quarantined Canadians over novel coronavirus concerns, and pad its budget contingency should the economic hit be prolonged and deep, Finance Mini...

OTTAWA - A Canadian patient newly diagnosed with COVID-19 recently travelled to Las Vegas and used public transit in Toronto for several days before he was tested for the virus, says the Tor...

EDMONTON - Alberta's first presumptive case of the novel coronavirus involves a woman from the southern part of the province who was on a cruise ship that is being held for testing...

The economic affects of the coronavirus have preceded the spread of the virus itself, with financial markets swinging wildly, companies closing offices or asking employees work from home in affected a...

VICTORIA - British Columbia has announced eight new cases of COVID-19, including the first apparent community transmission of the virus in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health of...

VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Carole James says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election next year, but she intends to stay on in cabinet "as long as I can do t...

VANCOUVER - A private university in downtown Vancouver has closed its doors for three days after two of its students may have been exposed to the new coronavirus. University Canada West said Thur...

The slowdown in coronavirus cases out of China offers a sliver of hope that the global outbreak can be controlled, but whether that can happen anytime soon without drastic measures remains to be seen,...