Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

REGINA — A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has been locked down and its schools closed over concerns of COVID-19 transmission following a series of religious services where participants were unmasked.

Viruses have been a, or maybe the, primary influencer of human evolution. When looking in the mirror today, reflecting back is someone mainly shaped by pathogens and their ongoing battle with humans.

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systemic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systemic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systemic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A second Tri-Cities middle school in as many days has been flagged over a COVID-19 exposure — this time in Port Coquitlam. Exposures at Port Coquitlam’s Pitt River middle school (2070 Tyner St.) are said to have occurred on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Canada’s largest province is reporting the most new cases of COVID-19 it's had in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.

Canada’s largest province is reporting the most new cases of COVID-19 it's had in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.