Canadians raced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first years of the pandemic, but data suggests there’s far less of a rush to get the latest shots available this …
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a “variant of interest”, but said it did not pose much threat to public health. “Based on …
At one point, Elaine Dawe’s sense of loneliness enveloped her life. “I was sad all the time. I was lonely. I didn’t want to get dressed. I went for a …
A lack of food, clean water and shelter have worn down hundreds of thousands of traumatized people in Gaza and, with a health system on its knees, it’s inevitable epidemics will …
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The vote in the 193-member world body was 153 in favour, including Canada, 10 …
Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified across Gaza on Monday, fuelling fears flagged by the United Nations on the weekend of a breakdown in public order and a mass exodus …
Palestinian militant group Hamas, engaged in a war with Israel in Gaza, warned on Sunday that no hostage would leave the territory alive unless the group’s demands were met. “Neither …
“Israel safe zones within Gaza are a mirage,” she added. Israel designates safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief United Nations agencies have repeatedly …
Ottawa will be getting a $40 million refund after it gave Quebec City-based biopharmaceutical company Medicago more than $300 million to develop and manufacture a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine that never made …
About one in nine Canadian adults have experienced long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday. That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, it said. Almost …