Toronti, March 21 Flights from New Delhi to Toronto are bringing in the largest number of international passengers testing positive for the novel coronavirus, according to data issued by Health Canada. There are two daily flights between the two cities, operated by Air India and Air Canada. Canada says AstraZenecaRead More

In Scarborough, the east-end Toronto area that’s been hit hard by the pandemic, Dr. Lisa Salamon was shocked by the impact of COVID-19 on two younger adults who came to her emergency department one day last week. Both looked fine, but tests showed their oxygen saturation levels were well belowRead More

The second iteration of the Atlantic bubble will begin by April 19, the Council of Atlantic Premiers announced on Thursday. “While COVID-19 remains a serious concern, premiers are encouraged by Atlantic Canadians’ adherence to public health measures, the containment of regional outbreaks, and the progress in rolling out vaccines,” theRead More

Ontario reported 1,508 more cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, one year to the day that an emergency was first declared in the province as the dangers of the global pandemic became clear. “We’re facing an unprecedented time in our history. This is a decision that was not made lightly,” PremierRead More

Residents of a west-end apartment building are being left in the cold after they were ordered to vacate their units within 24 hours on Thursday evening after lethal levels of carbon monoxide were detected in their building. Toronto Fire was called to the building on Bloor Street West around 1Read More

Ontario will move the southwestern region of Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown on Monday after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, making it the fifth region to be under maximum restrictions in the province’s coronavirus response framework. The government says it’s making the move in consultation with the region’s medical officer ofRead More

Canada added 259,000 jobs in February, recovering most of the jobs it lost in the previous two months during tighter pandemic restrictions, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The unemployment rate dropped from 9.4 per cent to 8.2 per cent, the lowest rate since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic wasRead More

Ottawa, March 12 Canada on Thursday said the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe after Denmark and Norway temporarily suspended its use amid reports that blood clots had formed in some who had received the shot. “Health Canada is aware of reports of adverse events in Europe following immunization with theRead More

After a months-long review, Health Canada regulators today approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University-AstraZeneca for use in Canada — clearing the way for millions more inoculations in the months ahead. The department’s regulators concluded the shot has an efficacy rate of 62 per cent and have authorized it forRead More

Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French in all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec, and in predominantly French-speaking communities across Canada. The measure is one of 56 proposals to modify the Official Languages Act that were introduced Friday byRead More