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'Razor blade throat' and summer viruses: what you need to know

A few months ago, COVID variant NB.1.8.1 wasn’t making headlines. However, after first being detected in China in January, reported cases have risen drastically. As of mid-May, the variant had reached...

June 26, 2025 2:09 pm EST EST

Updated COVID-19 vaccine available as of today. Here's where to get it

Starting today, free COVID-19 and flu shots are available to anyone six months and older in Ontario. The COVID-19 vaccine is the updated Omicron KP.2 shot, which targets the latest virus variants. Moderna's...

October 28, 2024 9:28 am EST EST

Ottawa's heath unit and hospitals urging residents to get vaccinated as flu season starts

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) along with officials from local hospitals, are urging residents to get their updated COVID-19 and flu shots as soon as possible, especially those who are considered at higher...

December 14, 2023 3:16 pm EST EST

'No one is safe until we're all safe': Emergence of Omicron highlights global vaccine inequity

With the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the lack of equal access to vaccines in low-income countries has been brought into sharp focus once again. In South Africa, where the variant was...

December 1, 2021 6:17 pm EST EST

First cases of omicron COVID variant confirmed in Ontario

Ontario has confirmed Canada's first two cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant. Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, said Sunday...

November 29, 2021 5:36 am EST EST

Military head leading Canada's vaccine rollout steps aside due to 'military investigation'

The man in charge of Canada's vaccine rollout has been forced to step aside due to a "military investigation." In a statement released late Friday night, a spokesperson for the Department of National...

May 14, 2021 10:52 pm EST EST

Federal modelling shows Canada's COVID-19 surge could be slowing

Canada's top public health doctor says there's been an increase of more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases since last month, but there are signs the epidemic is easing. Dr. Theresa Tam says average case counts...

April 23, 2021 11:40 am EST EST

U.S. vaccine rollout vastly outpacing Canada's: what can we learn from American push?

Canadians perusing social media may be coming across photos of their American peers bearing wide smiles and vaccination cards that show they've been inoculated against COVID-19. A recent ramping up...

February 21, 2021 3:52 pm EST EST

‘Tis the season for mass evictions?

In today's Big Story podcast, a moratorium on evictions in Ontario was once part of Premier Doug Ford's plan to "make sure you and your family can stay in your home during this difficult time." But that...

December 15, 2020 5:20 am EST EST

As vaccination begins, how can we convince hesitant Canadians to take the shot?

In today's Big Story podcast, there will always be a group of people who flatly refuse to get vaccinated, and public health messages probably won't convince them. But there are far, far more Canadians...

December 14, 2020 5:05 am EST EST