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Canada is on the hunt for coronavirus variants — but may not be able to keep up with outbreaks
Canada is on the hunt for highly contagious strains of the coronavirus, but experts say they could already be spreading across the country and we may not be able to keep up with surveillance as more outbreaks occur.
Adam Miller
Health ||

Teens feeling disconnected, hopeless due to COVID-19 raises alarm for parents, experts

Jessica Wong
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Q&A
Doctors could face bleak choices in deciding who gets care in pandemic
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |

Marketplace
60% of COVID-19 long-haulers say government is 'absolutely ignoring them,' Marketplace questionnaire finds

Jade Prévost-Manuel
Canada ||

New coronavirus variant may be more deadly — but more evidence is needed, U.K.'s chief scientist says
There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death .than the original strain, the British government's chief scientific adviser said Friday — though he stressed that the data is uncertain
Health ||

Trudeau says Pfizer CEO assured him that vaccines will arrive in February
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the CEO of Pfizer has personally assured him that the pharmaceutical company will send vaccine shots to Canada next month.
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||

Canada's COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs
Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions that the public might find difficult to sustain — and suggest further tools and support is needed.

Amina Zafar
Health ||

Blood thinners help patients with moderate COVID, clinical trials find
Health |

Analysis
Why the world won't go back to 'some sense of normal' until all countries are vaccinated against COVID-19
Lauren Pelley
Health ||

Pandemic boredom research is thrilling — and might even be helpful
Radio -Quirks & Quarks |

Video
B.C. reveals age-based plan to vaccinate general public by September
Rhianna Schmunk
Canada -British Columbia ||

Ontario reports 2,662 new COVID-19 cases, 87 more deaths
Canada -Toronto ||

Exclusive
Doctor who caught coronavirus variant will 'vigorously defend' against charge she obstructed contact tracing

Zach Dubinsky
Health |

CBC Explains
Canada won't receive any Pfizer shots next week — here's what you need to know about the vaccination campaign
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||

INTERACTIVE
Coronavirus tracker: The cases, hospitalizations and vaccinations in your area
Canada |

COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard

Olivia Stefanovich
Politics |

Toronto pilot project could remove police from mental health calls — but not in emergencies
Canada -Toronto |

Hamilton doctors call on province to pay nurses self-isolating after negative COVID tests

Christine Rankin
Canada -Hamilton ||

Fort Good Hope mother urges people to follow COVID-19 measures as son fights for his life
Canada -North |

Life after curfew for Montreal's homeless means lineups, fear of fines and few empty beds

Jennifer Yoon
Canada -Montreal |
What's different about the coronavirus 'variants of concern'

Amina Zafar
Health ||

Skier questions why Ontario travel agency won't cancel B.C. bookings during pandemic

Brady Strachan
Canada -British Columbia ||

5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccine
World |

Child and parent fitness levels may be linked, StatsCan finds
Health |

In Depth
Inside a Windsor ICU, exhausted staff fight 2nd COVID wave knowing worse still ahead

Chris Ensing
Canada -Windsor |

Some schools to return to in-person learning as Ontario sees 2,655 new COVID-19 cases
Canada -Toronto ||

B.C. paramedics report record average of 74 overdose calls a day in 2020
Canada -British Columbia ||

False positive COVID-19 test delays passengers for hours at Iqaluit airport after flight from Ottawa
Canada -North ||
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