Ireland's deputy premier Simon Harris comments on the assassination of US conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Infectious disease specialist says risk to Canadians is low

With the first confirmed case in North America, our panel of doctors discuss whether Canadians should be worried about the new coronavirus and what they should be doing to protect themselves.

More than 10 per cent of students at some Toronto alternative schools have been exempt from vaccinations because of their parents wishes, public health data shows.

Dr. Yves Léger is on alert after Canada’s chief public health officer voiced concern ahead of a busy time for international travel. Canada now has six known measles cases, although the disease is considered eliminated in this country.

The number of cases of measles has exploded in Europe. The key to protection is high vaccination rates, says Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health. She tells the CBC’s Carolyn Stokes the 95 per...

The CDC confirmed two cases of a highly-contagious, antifungal-resistant ringworm in two women, both of whom were successfully treated.

With COVID-19 cases high across Canada, experts are urging people to use caution when gathering over the first holiday weekend without any health restrictions.

Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Alexander Wong and Dr. Zain Chagla answer questions about COVID-19, including how to interpret the results from COVID-19 rapid tests.

Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Alexander Wong and Dr. Zain Chagla answer questions about COVID-19, including how to interpret the results from rapid tests.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian asked the CDC this week to cut its recommended COVID-19 quarantine time in half from 10 days to five, citing concerns that longer quarantine times will lead to a labor shortage and impact the company's operations. Is...

The airline industry says it is contending with staff shortages that threaten to hamper operations amid the COVID resurgence, andDelta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian called on the CDC to revise its guidance for vaccinated workers who test...

Ontario’s top COVID-19 scientists are calling for a circuit breaker to slow down the case surge, as researchers learn more about the threat Omicron could pose to hospital capacity.

Manitoba surpassed Alberta on Sunday with the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in Canada.

A 13-year-old girl has died with COVID-19 in Brampton, Ont., as the province struggles through a third wave of this pandemic -- and Ontario's now asking the military for help.

The looming closure of a Quebec long-term care home that saw dozens of COVID-19 deaths is now forcing elderly residents to relocate. Starting next week, a formal coroner's inquest will examine how the situation at CHSLD Herron got so...

Canada's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Theresa Tam says "we can't take the brakes off" on pandemic measures as COVID-19 variants spread.

Ontario tops 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time with outbreaks multiplying in long-term care homes and growing stress on hospitals.

Ontario tops 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time with outbreaks multiplying in long-term care homes and growing stress on hospitals.

Travellers entering Canada by land or air through Alberta will soon have the option of being tested for COVID-19. A negative test result could shorten a traveller's quarantine time from 14 days to 48 hours.

The coastal city will test all nine million residents during the next five days with some areas locked down.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced that a second debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden would take place virtually. Trump later refused to take part in such a debate.

Was Thanksgiving behind the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country? Dr. Isaac Bogoch and Dr. Lynora Saxinger weigh in on the pace of Canada’s second wave.

A new poll from Leger suggests Canadians are growing less supportive of making a COVID-19 vaccine mandatory when one becomes available.