Asked on Wednesday how this crisis might end, the prime minister insisted the story was still being written. Challenged to explain what the future might hold, Justin Trudeau directed everyone’s attention to the present. The prime minister’s language on Wednesday was particularly stark. “This is […]

Starting early each morning, Gloria Stephens would slowly make her way through the Halifax ward of young polio patients, wrapping their limbs in hot towels to loosen muscles and stave off paralysis. In the background was the headache-inducing swoosh of enormous breathing machines. Her day […]

A group of Manitoba researchers say they’ve found a way to safely decontaminate and reuse some types of medical masks that are normally thrown away after each use. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global shortages of personal protective equipment for health-care workers, including N95 respirators […]

Thousands of people smiled, laughed, shook hands and conversed at one of the largest dental conferences in North America last month unaware of a deadly virus circling among them. More than 15,000 attendees, presenters or vendors were part of the Pacific Dental Conference at the […]

Scientists offered more evidence that the coronavirus is spread by seemingly healthy people who show no clear symptoms, and the U.S. government issued new guidance warning that anyone exposed to the disease can be considered a carrier. A study by researchers in Singapore published Wednesday became […]

It started as a parking lot. Then came the swooping aluminum supports with durable, white material wrapped over them. Almost overnight, the painted lines were covered up and the pavement outside Joseph Brant Hospital began its transformation into a pandemic response unit. It’s a project locked in a 14-day […]

Guillaume Tardif, a soon-to-be-retired army tank officer, quietly but frantically combed the internet in January as coronavirus reports coming out of Wuhan, China became more alarming. Even then, he was convinced a viral storm was approaching and was determined to do everything possible to protect his […]

As governments around the world try to turn the tide on the spread of COVID-19, doctors are wondering if the disease will truly be eradicated or if we’ll see it become a seasonal infection like the flu and common cold. Why certain diseases and infections […]

With shortages of masks, gloves and testing kits hampering the fight against the coronavirus in Canada, there is one important weapon that remains unused — rapid blood tests that will tell within 15 minutes if someone has been exposed. These tests cannot detect early infections because the […]

Valerie Scrivener said Monday that if she could die that day, it would be a huge relief.  “That would be wonderful,” she said in an interview from her hospital bed.  Hours later, after a long illness, the 74-year-old took her last breath after doctors provided a medically-assisted […]