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Alberta recently recorded its 1,000th COVID-19 death, a grim milestone that arrived in a flash in a marked turnaround for a province that seemed to have the disease under relative control for a time.

Hospitals in Quebec's largest metropolitan area are becoming perilously full and could run out of capacity for new COVID-19 patients entirely in as little as two or three weeks, according to new modelling by the INESSS, a provincial government research group.

CBC News has learned that Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard spent time this month in Hawaii on a family vacation, despite a direction from the federal and provincial governments to avoid non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On a day frequently marked by celebrations involving large amounts of alcohol, Canada's chief public health officer is again asking Canadians to go easy on the drinking as they turn the page on 2020.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expected to provide more details today about the new requirement for air passengers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering Canada.

Ontario's finance minister has returned to Canada from a controversial Caribbean vacation during strict provincewide lockdown measures that urged Ontarians to avoid non-essential travel.

Nearly 10 months after Alberta's first presumptive COVID-19 case was confirmed, mothers across the province are giving birth to what some have dubbed "the coronial generation."

Alberta will fall far short of the UCP government’s promise to vaccinate 29,000 people against COVID-19 by the end of the year, Premier Jason Kenney has acknowledged.

Opinions about COVID-19 inundate social media, but a Winnipeg doctor felt the voices of health-care workers weren't being heard enough — so Gigi Osler takes her followers behind the scenes and into the hospital.

Health Minister Christian Dubé says Pfizer's requirement that the second of its two-dose vaccine be held back is bogging down the vaccination effort. Other provinces are plowing ahead regardless.

Air passengers entering Canada will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before arriving in the country, the federal government announced today.

Health Canada says it still needs more information before it can make a decision on approving the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca.

B.C.'s Interior Health Authority says it has identified an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 linked to the Big White community cluster, bringing the total number of cases to 111.

A Toronto doctor has created an award to support Indigenous medical students and encourage more Indigenous people to enter health care. The award is in memory of her adopted Indigenous son, who died by suicide after battling mental health issues.

With the recent announcement that Health Canada has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Canadians are likely wondering when it will be their turn to get inoculated. 

Britain on Wednesday became the first country to authorize an easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine whose developers hope it will become the "vaccine for the world." The approval and a shift in policy that will speed up rollout of the vaccine in the United Kingdom comes as a surge in infections threatens to swamp British hospitals.

A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been travelling, triggering a host of questions about how the first U.S. case of the new version showed up in the Rocky Mountain state.

A public health researcher, a disability sports advocate and several trailblazing women who achieved firsts in their fields are among the 61 people being honoured with New Year’s appointments to the Order of Canada.

Some Nova Scotians are still struggling with complications brought on by COVID-19 months after they officially recovered from the virus.

Health Minister Christian Dubé says he has been shocked by the behaviour of some Quebecers vacationing in the south during the holiday break. He is asking the federal government to implement COVID testing at airports of departure, upon arrival and also to put more resources into enforcing strict quarantine measures here.

A statement from Quebec's Health Ministry says infected traveller had close contacts with three relatives after returning home on Dec. 11, more than a week before flights from the U.K. were halted. One has tested positive for the variant.

A doctor in South Africa who has seen the COVID-19 pandemic push her country's health-care system to the "breaking point" says nations with large supplies of vaccines should consider sharing them early to protect at-risk people around the world.

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is headed for human clinical trials.

Navdeep Bains, Canada's industry minister, says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé and public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda provide an update on the spread of COVID-19 in the province.

Gov. Gen. Julie Payette says Canadians owe a debt of gratitude to front-line workers for their efforts to save lives and care for others during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in England than at the first peak of the outbreak in the spring. Health-care workers are back in "the eye of the storm" as they had been in the spring, the head of the National Health Service said.

COVID-19 vaccinations in Ontario are expected to return to full operations on Tuesday after the province came under fire as the program was scaled down over the holidays. 

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Monday to increase COVID-19 relief cheques to $2,000 US, meeting President Donald Trump's demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the Republican-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain.

Mapping the nearest washrooms before leaving home is routine for Remo Testini. For 14 years, he’s been living with Crohns disease — a chronic inflammatory bowel condition that can lead to severe abdominal pain and a sudden urgent need to use a restroom, among other issues.

Yukon and the Northwest Territories each received a shipment of 7,200 doses of the Moderna vaccine on Monday, the first step in plans for the territories to vaccinate 75 per cent of their adult population by the end of March.

The EU campaign to vaccinate Europeans against COVID-19 is off to an uneven start in what will be a marathon effort to administer shots to enough of the bloc's 450 million people to defeat the viral pandemic.

British hospitals are cancelling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough new restrictions imposed to curb a fast-spreading new variant of the virus.

A new variant of the coronavirus first seen in Britain was detected in several nations including Canada amplifying worries about its spread.

Ontario is facing criticism for shutting down its COVID-19 vaccination efforts for two days over Christmas, as doctors stress that time is of the essence. Meanwhile, a study shows how Canada's rollout compares to other countries.

The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, says researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.

Appearances can be deceiving. Anthony Germain learned that lesson — and quite a lot more — from Mitch and Gary, two brothers whose tale involves addiction, love and a call for change.

From snowshoeing to renting a cabin, here's some expert advice to consider.

Europe launched a massive vaccination drive on Sunday with seniors and health-care workers first in line to be inoculated against COVID-19 during a pandemic that has claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.

With the second wave of the pandemic pushing more people into isolation, a second public health crisis with potentially deadly consequences has emerged: loneliness.

The board listing the patients and their diagnosis summarized the story of his night. Some said hypoxic respiratory failure. Others said pneumonia. Others said COVID-19. One simply read shortness of breath. It's funny how many ways we’ve come to label this illness.

Health officials in Ontario said on Saturday that two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom have appeared in the province, the first confirmed instances in Canada. Here is what Canadians should know about the new variant.

A Moncton doctor is warning New Brunswickers to keep their bubbles small over the holidays, even though the entire province is in the yellow phase.

Ontario announced on Saturday its first two confirmed cases in the province of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.

As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit many parts of the country, provinces that were quick to act with strict containment measures have been more successful in limiting the spread, a CBC News analysis has found.

A province-wide lockdown meant to bring down COVID-19 case counts takes effect today in Ontario.

For some families, remote learning and more time spent together has led to positive developments for their children with autism. But for others, disrupted routines and a loss of supports has meant regression.

A COVID-19 treatment showing early signs of promise is at risk of being overshadowed by the vaccine rollout.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Christmas message urges Canadians to stick together and practice love and compassion during a difficult holiday season.

Dental professionals in Nova Scotia are seeing signs of pandemic stress in mouths, such as teeth grinding and jaw clenching.

Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but added that further investigation was needed.

Naturopaths in B.C. have been banned from performing liquid rhinoplasty, a procedure marketed as a quick and relatively painless alternative to surgery that nonetheless can cause serious complications.

Two London, Ont., nurses say their grueling year has been made better because they met each other while working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic at one of the city's assessment centres.

A local family is spending the holidays in disbelief as they grieve the loss of their loved ones, who died two days apart in Windsor from COVID-19. 

Many Canadians are winding down for the next few days, but some front-line health workers will still be at work over the holiday period, helping patients and fighting COVID-19.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided new details Wednesday on how hundreds of thousands of British Columbians will receive a COVID-19 vaccine over the new few months, while expressing cautious optimism about the province's efforts to flatten the curve once again.