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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

Pfizer Inc.

Nov 10, 2020 10:30 AM Read more >

Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021

Early results from a large-scale trial show its vaccine is 90 per cent effective at combating the virus

Nov 9, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:48 a.m. EST on Nov. 8, 2020: There are 260,464 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 8, 2020 9:45 AM Read more >

COVID-19 continues to surge in parts of Canada, new daily high reported in Ontario

The number of COVID-19 cases continued to soar in parts of Canada on Saturday, with Alberta and Ontario reaching new daily highs and British Columbia imposing significant new restrictions in the most populous part of the province.

Nov 8, 2020 9:15 AM Read more >

Airlines' 'bait-and-switch' strategy lures customers to flights that never take off

OTTAWA — Rob Przybylski and Courtney Ross were slated to wrap up the month on a Costa Rican beach, sipping sugarcane cocktails with friends and family as they celebrated their wedding. Instead, the Oshawa, Ont.

Nov 8, 2020 8:45 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:17 p.m. EST on Nov. 7, 2020: There are 258,184 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 7, 2020 12:30 PM Read more >

Experts say Canada's three-layer face mask recommendations make sense

As the cold winter weather forces most of us indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's health leaders say it's time to upgrade our cloth face masks. Dr.

Nov 5, 2020 8:45 AM Read more >

Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?

The World Health Organization says there is no reason to believe that cold weather can kill it

Nov 3, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

'Panicky pandemic publishing' of COVID-19 research erodes trust in science: report

OTTAWA — Publishing weak, careless and sometimes fake research on the novel coronavirus is eroding trust in science, leading people to ignore public health advice, a new report from the Royal Society of Canada warns.

Oct 31, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

More pandemics coming if environmental issues not dealt with: report

The report estimates mammals and birds host about 1.7 million undiscovered viruses