The chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization says people who already got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should not feel they made a bad choice.
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Ontario NDP calls on OPP to investigate deaths in long-term care settings
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is asking provincial police to investigate if criminal charges are warranted in the wake of reports into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care settings.
Delays in COVID tests resulting in longer stays at quarantine hotels
Some travellers who recently arrived in Canada can expect delays in receiving their COVID-19 test results, requiring them to pay for extra nights at a government mandated quarantine hotel.
ICU survivors at higher risk of suicide, research finds; implications for COVID
Patients discharged from intensive care are at higher risk of suicide, according to new research, suggesting that people who survive a serious COVID-19 infection could also be more likely to harm themselves.
TDSB suing City of Toronto, fire department and province for $90M over devastating York Memorial fire
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is launching a lawsuit against the City of Toronto and Toronto Fire Service (TFS) for $90 million over the York Memorial Collegiate Institute fire that severely damaged the school in May of 2019.
Ontario to expand workplace vaccinations, offer Moderna in select pharmacies
Ontario will begin offering the Moderna vaccine in select pharmacies across the province as it continues to focus its attention on COVID-19 hotspot communities for the next two weeks.
Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 12-15
Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 to 15 years old.
Trudeau says he is glad he got AstraZeneca, vaccines are only way out of pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the only way Canada brings the pandemic to a close is for everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible, amid a flurry of fear and frustration over new advice from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.
Second team of medical volunteers from Newfoundland and Labrador arrive in Ontario
A second team of medical volunteers from Newfoundland and Labrador touched down in Ontario on Wednesday.
Canada receiving 1 million Moderna doses a week earlier than expected
Canada is receiving a shipment of one million Moderna vaccine doses a week earlier than expected.