East West Information

Ontario reported 2,421 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the most on a single day in seven months and an 88 per cent increase over the same time last week.

Asking supervised consumption site clients to show identification — even if it’s voluntary — will deter people from accessing life-saving services, harm reduction advocates argued in an Edmonton courtroom Wednesday.

France will restrict arrivals from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, putting limits on reasons for travelling and requiring 48-hour isolation upon arrival, the government said Thursday.

New research from a team in Hong Kong offers a clue to why the Omicron variant is spreading so astonishingly fast around the world: it may be multiplying 70 times quicker than earlier strains within our lower airways.

A shortage of family doctors in Lethbridge, Alta., will stretch into 2022 — and residents say that's placing significant pressure on them as the months drag on and as health problems persist.

Alberta Heath Services' vaccine mandate went into effect Monday and while the vast majority of employees have adhered to the policy, 1,650 full-and part-time AHS staff not fully immunized have been put on unpaid leave.

The rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant of COVID-19 means Canadians may have to rethink and be 'ready to pivot' their travel plans within the country during this holiday season, medical experts say.