Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it asked provinces to get rid of existing COVID-19 vaccines to avoid confusion with new formulations that will have the same drug identification number.

As several provinces get rid of their existing COVID-19 vaccine supplies to make way for updated shots expected in the fall, pharmacists and some doctors say the move raises questions about gaps in vaccine access and government messaging.

Communicable diseases of most concern include measles, mumps, rubella, polio, pertussis (whooping cough) and chickenpox.

Union’s handling of COVID-19 vaccine grievance criticized; driver granted right to appeal

There are currently more than 1,200 people with COVID-19 in hospital in Quebec, and more than 30 deaths reported each week.

U.S. death rates fell last year for all age groups compared with 2022, federal health officials said Thursday. Here's what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed: — COVID-19 fell to the 10th leading cause of death.

A former Island Health laundry worker who declined to be vaccinated for COVID-19 says he’s making more money in construction.

Severe cases of COVID are rarer now, but vulnerable people – including seniors and those who are immunocompromised – can get very sick.

Ontario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program as of Wednesday in a move some public health experts say is shortsighted. Dr.

Dr. Bonnie Henry said Friday that all remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, will be rescinded