COVID-19

New COVID-19 shot approved by Health Canada focuses on LP.8.1 variant
The variant was declared a variant under monitoring by the WHO in early 2025.
‘They are basically sabotaging their own COVID campaign’: Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism
Dr. James Talbot, the province’s former chief medical officer of health, said the government appears to be doing everything it can to make this year’s immunization campaign a ‘failure’ by making it less available, less accessible and less affordable.

CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren’t surprised

‘All of us, anybody who stands up for science or vaccines, will at some level get hate mail or a phone call that’s unnerving or a death threat.’
In Indigenous communities, MAiD is a fraught conversation

According to the document obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an access-to-information request, since late 2023, the federal government has invested more than $3.3 million to support Indigenous-led consultations across the country.
FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

Although mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly argued they are ineffective.
How Alberta pharmacists are fighting for the profession with matching black vests

Pharmacists in Alberta a suiting up in matching black vests to highlight the policy issues facing the profession in the province, from funding cuts to vaccine restrictions.
Dr. David Nabarro, British physician who led UN response to Ebola and COVID-19, dies

King Charles III knighted Dr. Nabarro in 2023 for his contributions to global health after he served as one of six special envoys to the WHO on COVID-19.
Manitoba reaches settlement with family of woman who died after halted medical flight

Elaine Mousseau alleged that cuts to healthcare and improper medical decisions contributed to her daughter’s death in May 2021.
Danielle Smith backs ‘better way’ than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ordered the destruction of about 400 birds at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., where 69 ostriches died in December and January.
Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog

Some people with long COVID are turning to an unlikely remedy: nicotine gum and patches. Though typically used to quit smoking, nicotine is now being explored as a possible way to ease symptoms such as brain fog and fatigue.

New COVID-19 shot approved by Health Canada focuses on LP.8.1 variant

‘They are basically sabotaging their own COVID campaign’: Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism

CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren’t surprised

In Indigenous communities, MAiD is a fraught conversation

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

How Alberta pharmacists are fighting for the profession with matching black vests

Dr. David Nabarro, British physician who led UN response to Ebola and COVID-19, dies

Manitoba reaches settlement with family of woman who died after halted medical flight

Danielle Smith backs ‘better way’ than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog