Canada’s procurement minister says she is negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of vaccine booster shots if they’re needed next year.
“We are actively planning for 2022,” Anita...
In response to record high COVID-19 cases in Ontario, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet is actively considering a variety of stricter measures as COVID-19 modelling shows the province could see up to 18,000...
Health Canada confirmed the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca on Wednesday, despite new evidence suggesting a "stronger link" with blood clots.
Dr. Supriya Sharma, the agency’s chief medical...
Bitcoin hit a record of $62,741 on Tuesday, extending its 2021 rally to new heights a day before the listing of Coinbase shares in the United States.
The largest U.S....
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over six reported...
As of March, Public Health Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination program included Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and most recently the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccines. The...
The federal banking regulator is proposing to up the stress test facing homebuyers with uninsured mortgages in light of the economic ripple effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The proposal from...
In areas in Toronto and the Peel region most severely affected by the third wave of the pandemic, anyone 18 years of age and older is currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Major General Dany Fortin, the military commander leading Canada's national vaccine distribution effort, told a technical briefing on the vaccine rollout today that about 317,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine procured through...
About Operation Smile
Founded in 1982, Operation Smile is a non-governmental health charity organization that provides free, reconstructive surgeries for...
A Canadian doctor has been awarded for his decades-long research on gut hormones that have advanced the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, obesity and intestinal disorders.
Dr. Daniel Drucker, a...
The National Immunization Advisory Committee (NACI) said Canada could give the first dose of vaccine to 75% of the adult population by mid-June if the provinces extend the two doses up to 4...
