Feds advise against non-essential international travel amid Omicron case surge
The federal government is again advising against non-essential foreign travel as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and the threat of the Omicron variant of concern mounts.
The federal government is again advising against non-essential foreign travel as COVID-19 cases rise in Canada and the threat of the Omicron variant of concern mounts.
Quebec reported 2,386 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday, the highest number so far in the current wave. There have been four more deaths, and the positivity rate soared overnight to 5.8 per cent.
In a move LGBTQ2S+ advocates say is long overdue, Canadian Blood Services submitted an application to Health Canada on Wednesday to end the blood ban.
Ontario is reporting 1,808 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, 1,046 of which are vaccinated people, 39 are partially vaccinated, 625 are unvaccinated and 98 have an unknown vaccination status.
Alberta is making rapid tests more readily available and has opened bookings for booster shots to those age 50 and up and all health-care workers, Premier Jason Kenney announced Wednesday.
The U.S. passed a grim milestone on Tuesday, with more than 800,000 COVID-19 related deaths now reported in the country. Canada, meanwhile has seen 30,022 fatalities linked to the virus, and sits behind several other countries when it comes to coronavirus deaths
Alberta Health Services' immunization deadline for staff members passed Monday and, while the vast majority complied, approximately 1,650 employees are now on unpaid leave.
COVID-19 vaccines appear to have become slightly less effective in preventing severe disease and death but do provide 'significant protection,' the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, warning that the variant is spreading at an unprecedented rate.
A Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist in Toronto has quit his job to protest symptomatic COVID-19 testing in pharmacies
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has consulted the premiers on additional border and travel measures that could help slow the community spreading of COVID-19.
The federal government will advise Canadians against non-essential travel to foreign countries, as Canada attempts to limit the spread of the Omicron variant, according to two government sources.