Canada Coronavirus

Quebec’s Health Department says only residents who are considered at risk for severe COVID-19 — and who haven’t already been infected — need to get a booster dose. Public health director Dr. Luc Boileau announced the change to the…

More than 50,000 Canadians have died after contracting COVID-19 since the pandemic emerged nearly three years ago, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed Monday — a sobering reminder that the virus remains a deadly…

A new report from Quebec’s anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports. Frédérick Gaudreau, the head of the…

Quebec’s top doctor is once again urging Quebecers to do their part to help limit the spread of viruses during the holiday season. “If you are sick or have symptoms, then you stay home and avoid contacts with others — in particular…

The COVID-19 vaccination clinic inside Montreal’s Olympic Stadium is set to close next week even as the province deals with a “spicy cocktail” of respiratory viruses. The city’s east-end regional health authority announced the…

Don’t feel well? Quebec’s top doctor says to stay home ⁠— even if you don’t have COVID-19. Luc Boileau, director of the province’s public health department, said Wednesday that novel coronavirus indicators seem to be improving since…

Quebec is seeing a rise in COVID-19 indicators as the fall season begins, but the province’s top doctor stopped short of declaring a new wave of the pandemic, saying it was too early to do so Thursday. Luc Boileau, director of Quebec…

Some British Columbians have begun receiving text messages to book a booster shot, as the province’s fall COVID-19 vaccination campaign gets underway. The campaign is launching with a focus on vulnerable groups, including health-care…

Quebec’s anti-corruption squad says a former employee who worked for a regional health authority has been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into fake COVID-19 vaccine passports in the province. The Commissaire à la…

Quebec is allowing anyone 18 and older to sign up for COVID-19 booster shots ahead of schedule as the school year begins and the fall season looms. Luc Boileau, the province’s public health director, announced adults of all ages could…