No changes to Canada's isolation period despite U.S. shortening to 5 days
Canada has no immediate plans to follow the lead of the U.S. and shorten the isolation period for those who contract COVID-19 from 10 to five days.
Canada has no immediate plans to follow the lead of the U.S. and shorten the isolation period for those who contract COVID-19 from 10 to five days.
As certain provinces experience backlogs in administering and processing COVID-19 lab tests, one doctor says confirming a rapid test result with PCR may not be practical in all situations.
Quebec reported its highest daily COVID-19 case count yet on Wednesday with 13,149 new infections. Hospitalizations continue to rise at a quicker pace as well, with a net increase of 102. Ten more people have died of the virus.
Health officials in Ontario are reporting a record-breaking 10,436 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The United States and the United Kingdom have slashed their recommended self-isolation periods for asymptomatic people -- and more countries may soon follow suit, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant threatens to keep hospital staff and other key workers at home.
Some Canadian couples who have deciding to get a divorce are living together longer amid a 'frenzied' housing market and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a family lawyer.
'Life of Pi' author Yann Martel and former senator Murray Sinclair are among 135 distinguished Canadians being honoured as a companion of the Order of Canada. The list released Wednesday by Rideau Hall includes figures from the worlds of science, sport and the arts.
Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu -- or COVID-19.
The pandemic has disrupted regular life, travel and business on a massive scale, a phenomenon that is still occurring in 2021. But according to scientists, this disruption of human activity didn't slow climate change apart from a brief dip in emissions in 2020.
Even as some provinces have reported record-high daily COVID-19 case counts, health experts are warning the real infection rate is likely much higher, pointing out that data has been clouded by holiday delays and with hospitals and testing centres reaching their limits.