Florida’s largest hospital systems are expanding their coronavirus units, limiting visitors and fearing staffing shortages as they deal with a statewide surge that is breaking records set last year for both cases and hospitalizations.A person is administered a COVID-19 vaccine shot in in Wilmington, Calif., on Thursday. The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe…
As many Asian countries battle their worst surge of COVID-19 infections, the slow flow of vaccine doses from around the world is finally picking up speed, giving hope that low inoculation rates can increase and help blunt the effect of the rapidly spreading delta variant.Residents queue up to get oxygen tanks refilled at a refilling…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Yukon’s spike in COVID-19 cases is a reminder that Canadians have to remain careful, despite a growing rate of vaccinations.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the Moderna shot, at a pharmacy in Ottawa on Friday. (Blair Gable/Reuters)The latest: Yukon’s spike in cases a reminder for…
Manitoba, Ontario and much of Newfoundland are enjoying relaxed pandemic restrictions this weekend.Patrons enjoy a meal on a restaurant patio in Ottawa on Saturday. Ontario relaxed some COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, now allowing for patio dining of up to four people per table. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)The latest: Newfoundland and Labrador moves all regions back…
Manitoba extended public health restrictions targeting gatherings, workplaces and retail establishments on Thursday, as the province’s health-care system continues to strain under a third wave of COVID-19 infections.An ICU patient with COVID-19 died this week, after an attempt to transfer her out of Manitoba to another province. At least 23 patients have successfully been transferred to Ontario, as…
Alberta could see all public health restrictions lifted by early July, as Premier Jason Kenney announced a three-stage plan to ease COVID-19 limits tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers.Some parents are worried their children have fallen so far behind because of pandemic-disrupted learning that they should repeat the grade. Some experts say it may be a…
On the road to post-pandemic life, Canada and the United States are seemingly driving at different speeds — and perhaps along different lanes.Federal Green Party Leader Annamie Paul waves after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Humber River Vaccination Clinic at Toronto’s Downsview Arena on Friday. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press)The…
Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday that the province is extending emergency measures for another week in three regions, until April 25, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.The risk of catching COVID-19 remains low outdoors, but experts say infection is possible especially because of the variants of concern. 1:58 As of 7:20 p.m. ET, Canada had…
Breaking tradition. Planning for Prince Philip‘s funeral is already underway — and the memorial for the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged in a video message that COVID-19 has forced Canadians to celebrate Easter differently for a second straight year, and urged Canadians to check up on loved ones who are isolated and to find other ways to celebrate.A sign for a COVID-19 vaccination site is seen in Montreal on Sunday. (Graham…