- Wednesday
- April 21st, 2021
On the road to mass-vaccination, the U.S. is so far ahead that it's detecting new obstacles that remain, for much of the world, an afterthought on a distant horizon.The proportion of the population who've received at least one dose is almost...
The latest:Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his province is "losing the battle between the variants and vaccines" as his government introduced new pandemic-mitigation measures Friday that included extending a stay-at-home order and limiting interprovincial travel with Manitoba and Quebec. Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said the changes along the...
The latest:The Ontario government is considering a further slate of restrictions to stem a rising tide of coronavirus infections, as the province wrestles with continued spread of the virus and its variants. CBC News has learned from a government source...
The latest:Quebec Premier François Legault announced Tuesday 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. That means the continued closure of schools and non-essential businesses, as well as...
U.S. health officials are recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.More than 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine have been administered in the U.S. — the...
The latest:The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) across the country has reached a near record as the spread of more contagious coronavirus variants drives up hospitalizations, prompting Ontario officials to scale back non-urgent procedures. Canada's chief...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.Previously, the agency had cautioned against unnecessary travel even for...
The latest:Ontario announced a provincewide "shutdown" to combat a spike in coronavirus cases amid a third wave of infections on Thursday, while Alberta confirmed it, too, was dealing with a third round of pandemic challenges. On Thursday afternoon, Premier Jason Kenney...
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely," according to a draft copy...

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