COVID-19 boosters recommended for the fall, Canada’s vaccine advisory body says
People at high risk of severe disease from COVID-19 infection should be offered a booster shot this fall, regardless of
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Canada’s COVID-19 response better than many comparable countries, study finds
Canada handled the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and weathered the ensuing upheaval better than several other nations
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The timing of your next COVID-19 vaccine may be more important than ever, as highly contagious Omicron subvariants are on the
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Some young learners are struggling to build early reading skills, while others stumble over math concepts. Repeated pandemic pivots have
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Dr. Neeja Bakshi, an internal medicine physician based in Edmonton, runs a post-COVID clinic out of her private practice to
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After Melanie Barker died alone in a long-term care home in London, Ont., earlier this year, it took nearly a
Read moreWhy leaving monkeypox unchecked in Canada could put more people at risk
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Read moreAs Canada takes a step toward decriminalizing hard drugs, here’s what it can learn from other countries
When British Columbia decriminalizes small amounts of some illicit drugs next year, Canada will join a growing number of countries
Read moreAs wildfire season approaches, new studies show air pollution linked to severe health outcomes
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing
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