Nine months later, much of what experts and citizens thought they knew about the COVID-19 pandemic has changed, from health implications to social implications and so much more.
Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has brought Ontario supply shortages — some temporary, some ongoing — of PPE, cleaning supplies, household appliances, pressure-treated wood, home improvement supplies and even some snacks.
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s anti-fraud body said almost 140,000 litres of dangerous hand sanitizer have been seized across the region since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Visitors to the Toronto Voluntary Isolation Centre get free Wi-Fi, three catered meals daily, and a personalized welcome note from medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa — but no room key, an effort to encourage those with COVID-19 to stay inside their rooms.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Tuesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
There’s no question dads have stepped up during the pandemic; playing more often with the kids, cooking dinner a few more nights a week, perhaps. Maybe even helping with homework.
One in four Canadians are still feeling moderate to extreme levels of anxiety and are binge drinking — trends that continue to alarm mental health experts as the country heads into a lonelier than usual holiday season.
Five years as a registered nurse and personal support worker at the Rekai Centres long-term-care facilities and Colette Cameron has never seen anything like the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of Waterdown District High School students who have tested positive for COVID-19 this month has doubled after the Hamilton public school board reported two more positive cases in students Dec. 14.
Not long after the first COVID-19 vaccine landed in Canada — and the first dose was given to Gisèle Lévesque, 89, a resident of a Quebec City seniors home — the federal minister of international development had a message for those around the world who are still waiting.
The celebratory spirit embodied by Ontario’s first COVID-19 vaccinations Monday was tempered by the province’s regional health units reporting more than 2,400 new cases of the virus with the Christmas holidays just around the corner.
The celebratory spirit embodied by Ontario’s first COVID-19 vaccinations Monday was tempered by the province’s regional health units reporting more than 2,400 new cases of the virus with the Christmas holidays just around the corner.