In a Canadian first, Nova Scotia researchers say COVID-19 rapid tests that include both throat and nose swabs provide greater accuracy in detecting the virus.
COVID-19 booster doses continue to go into arms across the Maritimes.
Nova Scotia health officials are reporting an increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations, with 280 in hospital with the virus on Friday.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health, began a live news conference Friday reminding New Brunswickers of the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
A man is being assessed for hypothermia in hospital after hours on a frozen Dartmouth lake.
Nova Scotia has announced those aged 30 and over are able to schedule an appointment to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
A doctor who says he faced a barrage of hate and racism after being accused of breaking COVID-19 rules in New Brunswick in 2020 is suing the provincial government, the RCMP and Facebook's owner, Meta.
Thirty-two inmates at Nova Scotia's Springhill Institution, a medium-security federal corrections facility in Springhill, are positive for COVID-19, according to a release from Correctional Service Canada (CSC).
Angela Day says had she known there were cases of COVID-19 at her grandmother's long-term care home in St. John's, she could have better prepared herself and her grandmother for a lockdown.
U.S. agents have launched an investigation into a larger human smuggling operation after a family of four froze to death while attempting to cross into the United States from Canada near Emerson, Man. during a blizzard.
The fifth and latest COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron variant may have reached its peak, says Canada’s top public health official, but hospitalizations and intensive care admissions, which lag behind infections, are still climbing.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of Canada's prime minister, is in 'terrible condition' and he and his family have no plans to move in during his time in office.
British Columbia is beginning to manage COVID-19 more like the common cold, the province's top doctor said Friday while explaining major shifts in the government's approach to the pandemic.
A new study has found that people who received the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine are less likely to experience breakthrough infections and hospitalization compared to those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA shot.
The Taliban has said it will allow girls to return to school in the spring but many people across Afghanistan are skeptical.
A 19-year-old pilot set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
Recycling of rapid tests is a headache for those that collect and sort, and it's costing time and money.
'Jeopardy!' contestants failed to answer a clue about Prince Edward Island potatoes.
A rare pristine coral reef seemingly untouched by climate change has been discovered off the coast of Tahiti.
An eastern Ontario man is overjoyed his beloved dog, Snickers, is safe and sound after being missing for three weeks, battling the elements, predators, and even illness.
