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LONDON — All government-mandated coronavirus restrictions in England were lifted Thursday, including the legal requirement for people who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate at home. Officials say that those …

Health Canada has authorized a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine from Medicago, known as Covifenz. The two-dose xjmtzywvaccine is authorized for use in people aged 18 to 64. RELATED IMAGESview larger image …

With more provinces rolling back their pandemic restrictions, including vaccine mandates, the legal case to compensate employees dismissed because of vaccine policies could become stronger, one lawyer says. Alex Lucifero, …

GENEVA — Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics will begin at the World Health Organization on Thursday, with a target date of May 2024 for a treaty to …

Analyzing the content of our sewers is becoming an increasingly important tool as Canadians adapt to living with COVID-19, says a group of researchers pushing for a national wastewater surveillance …

OTTAWA — The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that’s still under review xjmtzywby Health Canada. A …

On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease than the original Omicron strain, two new studies are …

Quebec is preparing to lift mask mandates in school classrooms for all grades as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline. But one expert is questioning the value of dropping these measures. …

MONTREAL — Canadians looking to get away for spring break now have a more robust range of travel insurance options. The federal government announced last week it will roll back …

LONDON — Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday they will seek regulatory approval for a new COVID-19 vaccine after human trials showed it provided a high level of protection against …