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Alberta records its worst month of the COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta records its worst month of the COVID-19 pandemic

Manitoba records 16 more deaths; Quebec case surge threatens Christmas gathering plans

December 2

The National: Confronting COVID virtual town hall

PM: Vaccines will roll out 'as quickly as possible' after Health Canada approvals

U.S. reported 4.2M COVID-19 cases in November

Prepare for 'a much different holiday season'

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On the edge of a bleak pandemic winter, Freeland offers a vague plan for recovery

Janssen seeks Health Canada approval for its COVID-19 vaccine

India's struggle with COVID-19 and pollution

HIV generic drug for babies to be rolled out in Africa in 2021

A strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV will be rolled out in African countries in 2021, aid agencies say.

Health December 2

Conservatives push for parliamentary committee study of failed vaccine deal

The federal Conservatives are calling for a parliamentary committee probe of the Liberal government's plan to refit a National Research Council facility in Montreal to start producing a COVID-19 vaccine.

Politics December 1

Keeping active helps people with young-onset dementia, and their loved ones, says YouQuest co-founder

Cindy McCaffery co-founded YouQuest in 2018, which unlike most dementia supports, offers recreational activity for people under the age of 65.

Radio The Current December 1

Parents welcome asymptomatic COVID-19 tests in schools, even if the news isn't always good

Canada December 1

32 salmonella cases in 6 provinces tied to pet hedgehogs

Natalie Valleau

Canada Calgary December 1

Ontario reports 1,707 new COVID-19 cases as ICU admissions climb to 2nd-wave high

Canada Toronto December 1

Investigation finds widespread racism and discrimination against Indigenous peoples in B.C. health-care system

Chantelle Bellrichard

Indigenous December 1

Calgary hospitals told to conserve oxygen, but doctors fear request is a red flag

Canada Calgary December 1

An unprecedented 46 people die of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend, health officials announce

Bethany Lindsay

Canada British Columbia December 1

Moderna to ask U.S., European regulators to OK emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine

Health November 30

Another COVID-19 record falls in Alberta, with 1,733 new cases reported

Canada Edmonton December 1

Nunavut mother tests positive for COVID-19 days after giving birth in Winnipeg hospital

Canada North November 30

Anatomy of an ICU: Why it's so hard for Manitoba to add ICU beds for the sickest COVID-19 patients

Cameron MacLean

Canada Manitoba November 29

What Canadians need to know about COVID-19 before gathering over the holidays

Health November 28

Canada 'not at the back of the line' for COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna chairman says

Ryan Patrick Jones

Politics November 30

Could quick COVID 'antigen' tests break the back of the pandemic?

Radio Quirks & Quarks November 27

Bitter harvest: Pandemic deepens cracks in Canada's seasonal agricultural worker program

Canada November 29

Canada blocks some bulk prescription drug exports to U.S. to prevent shortages

World November 29

What transporting ice cream across Canada tells us about vaccine logistics

Radio Cost of Living November 28

Winnipeg boy under 10 dies from COVID-19, province's youngest death linked to illness

Caitlyn Gowriluk

Canada Manitoba November 30

Lisa Raitt on taking care of her husband as he struggles with young-onset Alzheimer's

Radio The Current November 29

Experimental research detects COVID-19 in Wolfville, N.S., wastewater

Canada Nova Scotia November 27

Russia says its COVID vaccine is 95% effective. So why is there still Western resistance to it?

World November 28

Social barriers in Ontario school community with province's largest COVID-19 outbreak amplify risk

Jennifer La Grassa

Canada Windsor November 28

U.K. regulator to assess AstraZeneca's vaccine candidate amid trial questions

Health November 27

Death threats, overcrowding and few masks: A TTC driver speaks out about life during COVID-19

Natalie Nanowski

Canada Toronto November 27

With a visit from Dr. Strang, Halifax boy meets his hero

Canada Nova Scotia November 28

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