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As most provinces and territories lift COVID-19 public health measures, Canadians are left to assess their own risk level amid signs of a sixth wave. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief …

Experts say rapid antigen tests are emerging as an important tool as Canada’s pandemic strategy shifts from public health vigilance to an emphasis on personal responsibility. But they warn that …

The head of Ontario’s COVID-19 science table says he’s "very uneasy" about the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the province, and pushed back against Premier Doug Ford’s assertion that …

From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of COVID-19 — the ones that landed people in the hospital on ventilators with shredded lungs — …

Pediatricians are warning that some COVID-19 cases in children may be going untreated or misdiagnosed as other viruses amid a rising number of positive patients whose only symptom is a …

As more transmissible COVID-19 variants continue to emerge and experts warn of the potential for waning effectiveness of vaccines against severe disease, health officials are advising provinces and territories to …

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT — Nunavut is to lift all its remaining COVID-19 health measures when it ends its public health emergency on Monday. The territory’s Health Department says a mask mandate …

As more transmissible COVID-19 variants continue to emerge and experts warn of the potential for waning effectiveness of vaccines against severe disease, health officials are advising provinces and territories to …

LONDON — European health officials say it’s too early to consider giving a fourth dose of messenger RNA coronavirus vaccines to most people, but say an extra booster can be …