Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

Johnson and Johnson says it's single-dose vaccine is 85 per cent effective against severe illness a month after the injection is given, and 66 per cent effective against both moderate and severe illness

Professors say this will impact the upcoming Tokyo Olympics

Over the last week, up to 416 patients with COVID-19 have been treated in ICUs, according to data provided by the Ontario Hospital Association

The new data comes two weeks after the province invoked a stay-at-home order in a bid to halt surging case spread

In the first three weeks of January, 384 travel cases and 607 traveller-contact cases were confirmed in Canada

The internet has made scientific research more available to the public and the media

The documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act note the policy created inequities, and point to a similar effect for parents who will start claims after Sept. 25 this year, when the temporary rules are set to expire

Statistics Canada found that COVID-19 death were doubled in neighbourhoods where more than 25 per cent of the people are members of visible minorities compared to neighbourhoods where minorities are less than one per cent of the people

Report suggests that federal efforts to stretch the financial impact of those dollars is falling short as many provinces have bucked cost-matching requests

MPs are scheduled to have an emergency debate on Canada's vaccine program tonight