The first shipments of the COVID-19 prevention drug Evusheld are expected to arrive in Ontario the first week of May, with doses initially being administered to patients at highest risk of getting severely sick and dying of the virus.
Health Canada is warning shoppers about certain products sold at Home Depot that are the subject of a large recall over the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Hamilton’s public school board is considering reviving a requirement to wear masks in schools amid concerns about a rise in COVID-19 staff absences since the end of the March break that may already be subsiding.
A large recall is in effect involving a certain snack sold at TJX Canada stores, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning shoppers who may have bought the product.
In the summer of 2019 — Australia’s infamous Black Summer—I texted with my friend Catherine, who lives in Sydney, from my comfortable home in Toronto. Her country was engulfed in bushfires. Over that summer more than 12 million acres burned and an estimated 3 billion animals were killed or displaced, and many of us watched it unfold in real time with a deep sense of horror.
Service Canada locations across the country are dealing with a massive influx in passport applications after two years during which international travel mostly came to a halt.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Thursday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.