Canada’s national mail carrier says a malware attack on one of its suppliers has impacted 44 of its biggest corporate customers across the country, and potentially up to nearly one million people. Canada Post said in a statement Wednesday that one of its suppliers, Commport Communications, had its systems compromisedRead More

Regina registered nurse Heather Flynn said she was so excited to book her 17-year-old son a vaccine appointment as soon as he became eligible last week that she overlooked one key thing: She never talked to him about it first. “I didn’t have a discussion with him. I just toldRead More

While helping out at Toronto pop-up vaccination clinics, Dr. Hemant Shah has seen first hand a growing concern about the Moderna vaccine. With their sleeves rolled up to receive their first shot, people find out they are about to get a dose of the Moderna vaccine and ask if theyRead More

While helping out at Toronto pop-up vaccination clinics, Dr. Hemant Shah has seen first hand a growing concern about the Moderna vaccine. With their sleeves rolled up to receive their first shot, people find out they are about to get a dose of the Moderna vaccine and ask if theyRead More

Canadians looking to drive across the border to the United States for the sole purpose of getting a COVID-19 vaccine are not exempt from mandatory quarantine upon their return. In a statement late Wednesday, the Public Health Agency of Canada said quarantine exemptions now in place are not intended forRead More

In Peel Region, which has been hit harder by COVID-19 than almost any other part of Ontario, essential workers — many of whom live in close quarters with several family members — have borne the brunt of the pandemic. There have been more than 500 outbreaks of COVID-19 in workplacesRead More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he found out about the investigation into Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who had been the public face of the vaccine distribution drive, a few weeks ago, but not the details of the sexual misconduct allegations. Fortin left the post on Friday after an allegation of sexualRead More

While the typical approach for COVID-19 vaccinations is using the same brand for each dose, given at specific intervals, Canada has been exploring mixing doses on top of delaying second shots up to four months — two big bets that could pay off. Before vaccine shipments started ramping up, Canada’sRead More

The future use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in Canada is now in question due to concerns over the increased risk of rare but severe blood clots connected to the shot, an unpredictable future supply and a significant amount of other vaccines. Alberta was the first province to confirm itRead More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is committed to making COVID-19 vaccines readily available around the world and will consider waiving intellectual property (IP) rights enjoyed by vaccine makers to improve that access. Speaking to reporters at a COVID-19 briefing today, Trudeau said Canada understands “this pandemic will not endRead More