Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

OTTAWA — The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month.

New cases of COVID-19 in B.C. remain elevated, but the province has been having the number of more serious infections trend downward, according to new data provided by the province February 19. The number of people in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The executive director of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak has resigned.

A record number of British Columbians received vaccinations in a single day this week as the province prepares to ramp up mass immunization efforts in April. Dr. Reka Gustafson, B.C.

OTTAWA — The sounds of baseballs hitting bats and gloves are fewer these days at Robert Johnston's training centre in Toronto because of public health restrictions.

OTTAWA — Nearly two-thirds of Canadian small businesses would consider using rapid testing to screen employees if it would help their business to stay open, says a recent survey.

Ottawa is upping its pledge to support COVAX following weeks of criticism over dipping into the global pool created to assist poorer countries’ COVID-19 vaccine supply.

MONTREAL — The cost of the mandatory three-day hotel quarantine that goes into effect on Monday appears to be well below the $2,000-per-person price tag cited by officials when they announced the new program.

New federal forecasts project that COVID-19 variants could fuel a potential third wave that would eclipse its predecessors if Canada doesn't double down on strict public health protocols — a warning the Ontario government appears to be heeding as it

B.C.'s recent success in wrestling down the number of new COVID-19 infections may be in jeopardy given that the province detected 617 new cases in a 24-hour period that ended February 18.