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  • In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, a health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to be administered at a vaccination center set up in Fiumicino, near Rome's international airport. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) DEVELOPING DEVELOPING

    Health Canada approves two AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

    Health Canada has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and a related shot by the Serum Institute of India for use around the country with the first doses expected to arrive soon.

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    Compare Canada to other countries

    Vaccines to protect against COVID-19 are being approved in Canada and elsewhere. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

    Here's where and when you can get a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

    This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. (NIAID-RML via AP)

    Tracking variants of the novel coronavirus in Canada

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    How do Canada's provinces rank against American states?

    Avital Winer, a speech-language pathologist, is pictured is this handout photo at work in a hospital in Ottawa.

    The speech pathologists helping COVID-19 patients learn how to swallow and speak again

    A medical technician displays a fast result COVID-19 tester at a mobile testing site in Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday Dec.22, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

    'Variants of concern': Here's what you need to know about COVID-19 variants in Canada

    People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    What's behind the drop in COVID-19 cases in Canada and other parts of the world?



Cases in Canada

  • Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, the province's chief medical officer of health, says they are very concerned with the increase of cases in the province. (Photo courtesy: Communications Nova Scotia)

    N.S. reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, some restrictions tightening

    Chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell says if the number of new cases remains low, all areas of the province may be able to move from the "orange" to the lower, "yellow" pandemic-alert level on March 7.

    N.B. to ease restrictions following drop in cases

    An employee is pictured at the Roy Romanow Provincial Lab. (Supplied)

    Sask. reports 153 new COVID-19 cases

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    N.L. reports 4 new cases on Friday, hospital outbreak

Vaccine progress

  • In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 file photo, senior Clinical Research Nurse Ajithkumar Sukumaran prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer, at a clinic in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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    Coronavirus vaccine tracker: How many people in Canada have received shots?

    The green light by experts for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is an important step towards it receiving an emergency use authorisation by the World Health Organization. (AFP)

    Not sure which vaccine to get? You may not have a choice

    A dose of COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at a vaccination clinic in Montreal's Olympic Stadium on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson FAQ

    What makes AstraZeneca different? Your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered

    Vaccines to protect against COVID-19 are being approved in Canada and elsewhere. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

    Here's where and when you can get a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

  • If vaccines being rolled out worldwide ward off not only symptoms but the virus itself, it could sharply slow the pathogen's spread and hasten the return to normalcy. (AFP)

    COVID-19 vaccines block disease, but do they stop infection?

    A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the China's Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine during the resumption of priority vaccination at a vaccination center in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP / Eraldo Peres)

    How would COVID-19 vaccine makers adapt to variants?

    Vials for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are displayed on a tray at a clinic set up by the New Hampshire National Guard in the parking lot of Exeter, N.H., High School, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Exeter. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

    Canada should invest in facilities to make vaccines for next pandemic, says Moderna co-founder

    Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Mass vaccinations not only factor in Canada's reopening timeline: Tam

How it affects me

  • A pregnant person is seen in this file photo. (Pexels/freestocks.org)

    I'm pregnant...should I get the COVID-19 vaccine?

    Surgical masks were best for communicating in louder environments, the study found. (Shutterstock/CNN)

    Which face mask is best for communication? A new study weighs in

    Virtual meeting. Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels

    Feeling exhausted after video chats? There's a reason for that

    People wear face masks as they wait to enter a coffee shop in Montreal, Sunday, November 8, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    The new words that are helping people cope with the pandemic

  • People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

    How do I know if I have COVID-19? A guide to symptoms

    A health-care worker prepares to swab a man at a walk-in COVID-19 test clinic in Montreal North, Sunday, May 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    Loss of taste and smell could last up to five months, new study suggests

    Members of the West Virginia National Guard conduct and participate in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 13, 2021. (Edwin L. Wriston/US Army National Guard)

    Here's why that second coronavirus shot can be such a doozy

    Virus Outbreak Second Doses FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2021, file photo, Florida seniors have their temperatures taken before receiving the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Health System in Miami. As health officials race to vaccinate people across the U.S., the need to give each person two doses a few weeks apart is adding a layer of complexity to the country’s biggest-ever vaccination campaign. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

    What's safe after COVID-19 vaccination? Don't shed masks yet, CDC says

Your finances during the crisis

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to question during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Feds extending Canada Recovery Benefit eligibility by 12 weeks

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    Everything you need to know about COVID-19 and your taxes, explained

    A new analysis of two government wage-support programs says four out of five people will receive less from employment insurance than they get from a COVID emergency benefit, unless there are changes to the system. The landing page for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is seen in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

    Think you may need to repay CERB? Best to start planning now, experts say

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    A rural-urban divide: Data gives most detailed look yet at where CERB went

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    FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2021 file photo a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca is checked as they arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, England. (Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP, File)

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    A Canadian travelling back home after three months in the U.S. says everything about the experience was 'awful.'

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    WATCH:Bats may hold the key for the future of COVID-19 vaccines

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Truth Tracker

  • Peter Ben Embarek, of the World Health Organization team holds up a chart showing pathways of transmission of the virus during a joint press conference held at the end of the WHO mission in Wuhan, China, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

    WHO says coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from lab in China

    The coronavirus most likely first appeared in humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists looking for the origins of COVID-19 said Tuesday, saying an alternate theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese lab was unlikely.

  • An Agave Margarita, left, and gin Martini, right, are shown in this December 2012 file photo. (AP / Eric Risberg)

    'No issues': Drinking alcohol won't affect COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, doctors say

    Drinking alcohol should not be a barrier to getting vaccinated against COVID-19, doctors say, and there are 'zero issues' with casual alcohol consumption and getting vaccinated.

    A group of anti-lockdown protesters march in downtown Toronto on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

    'It's garbage': Infectious disease expert debunks 'Facts Not Fear' COVID-19 flyer

    A conspiracy theory flyer claiming to promote ‘Facts Not Fear’ about the COVID-19 pandemic is full of misinformation about face masks, lockdowns and coronavirus testing.

    A man is tested for COVID-19 from a health-care worker at a pop-up testing centre at the Islamic Institute of Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, May 29, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nathan Denette)

    Fact check: How accurate are PCR tests for the novel coronavirus?

    Experts say PCR tests for the virus that causes COVID-19 almost never return false positive results, but false negatives are more common.

New Normal

  • One expert says Canadians are still able to show emotion through their body language and facial expressions even when wearing a face mask.

    How to express your emotions from behind a mask

    One expert says Canadians are still able to express themselves and show emotion to one another through their body language and facial expressions even when wearing a face mask.

  • COVID-19 has convinced more Canadians to embrace ordering food online and will force the reimagining of delivery apps and create a spectrum of eateries, from those specializing in the experience of eating out to 'ghost kitchens' that just serve the takeout market. (Norma Mortenson / Pexels)

    The year in takeout trends as restaurants face a reckoning

    COVID-19 has convinced more Canadians to embrace ordering food online, led to relaxed alcohol delivery rules and will force the reimagining of delivery apps and create a spectrum of eateries.

    Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana underwent a renovation in 2020, and now features a new lazy river oasis. (Michael Pihach/PAXnews.com)

    Tropical vacations are safe and enjoyable but not an escape from the pandemic

    Hand sanitizer is the new welcome cocktail at nearly empty resorts and sanitizing teams spray down rooms and luggage. This is tropical travel in 2020.

    The flexibility airlines and tour operators introduced this year is likely to continue. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

    How a COVID-19 vaccine could change travel for good

    Will travel post-vaccine go back to how things were, or has your vacation been irrevocably changed?



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