Jason Nixon, Alberta's government house leader, said in a news release Sunday that there is a need to pause the spring sitting because case counts of COVID-19 are increasing.
Alberta has become one of the hot spots for COVID-19 in Canada during this third wave of the pandemic and experts say it’s 'hard to imagine' new restrictions bringing the situation under control.
When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that almost 8% of the millions who have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine hadn't returned to get the second shot they need, it raised concerns that the country might not be able reach herd immunity.
A Texas Republican backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump has advanced to a runoff election to fill a U.S. House of Representatives vacancy left by the death of her husband, while Democrats appeared in danger of being shut out of the contest.
Researchers out of the U.K. are reporting that people who are obese are more likely to have adverse outcomes from COVID-19.
Ontario will allow everyone 18+ who live in one of the province's 114 COVID-19 hot spots to book their vaccine appointment on May 3.
More emergency medical aid from foreign donors to alleviate a dire oxygen shortage arrived in India on Sunday, as COVID-19 deaths in the South Asian nation rose to a new record.
The federal defence minister says what was known in March 2018 about the nature of the complaint levied against former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance "does not matter."
A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police, authorities said.
In the wake of a W5 investigation into medical mistakes last month, more Canadians have come forward with harrowing stories, ranging from a needle left behind in the body for years, to an eye surgery to correct a problem that was never there in the first place.
A Vancouver-based company hopes its stationary business will help revive the lost art of handwritten notes, while giving people another way to keep connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) is investigating COVID-19 cases linked to a quarantine hotel.
As U.S. health officials race to get more COVID-19 shots into arms to control the virus, experts now warn the country will run into another challenge in the next few weeks: vaccine supply will likely outstrip demand.
Sky gazers will be treated to a rare glimpse of a total lunar eclipse at the end of May.
