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60-minute COVID test gets Health Canada approval

A mobile app pairs with the device to run and analyze each test

Jul 10, 2020 12:10 PM Read more >

Presumptive Nunavut COVID case turns out negative after further testing

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Tests for what would have been Nunavut's first case of COVID-19 have come back negative. The territory's chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, is confirming the result this morning.

Jul 10, 2020 9:44 AM Read more >

Roam Transit making face coverings mandatory for Bow Valley bus routes

Mandatory for passengers on public transit to cover their faces as of July 13, with some exceptions.

Jul 6, 2020 10:30 AM Read more >

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air

Jul 6, 2020 9:30 AM Read more >

Presumptive COVID-19 case in Nunavut may be territory's first infection

Jul 2, 2020 12:30 PM Read more >

Pfizer reports encouraging, very early vaccine test results

Jul 1, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

Feds reviewing COVID-19 aid to prep for potential second wave, Trudeau say

Jun 29, 2020 4:45 PM Read more >

Gilead's $2,340 US price for coronavirus drug draws criticism

Jun 29, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race

Jun 28, 2020 8:00 AM Read more >

Canada almost self-sufficient in PPE as Canadian businesses step up: PM

Jun 26, 2020 9:30 AM Read more >