Ottawa Public Health says its focus during 2023 was on sustaining the COVID-19 response, “ensuring people had the protection of COVID-19 booster vaccines” and restoring more core and essential public health programs and services.
The mayor of Ottawa, Canada's capital, declared a state of emergency as thousands of protesters occupied the city center with trucks in protest of the nation's COVID-19 restrictions. The "Freedom Convoy" began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-bo...
COVID-19 update: Quebec reports 6 deaths, 34 people in intensive care On Tuesday, Quebec administered 2,704 vaccine doses. with Video March 15, 2023 News Contests More Contests > Special Features 1 of 287pages NEXTpage Advertisement 6 Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet,...
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang The point man for Canada’s vaccine roll...
After being joined by thousands of other protesters, it then turned into a demonstration against the government's overall restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The crowd gathered around the Parliament Hill, waving flags and banners and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
A multivariate analysis shows that ACB people who believed that the ACB population is at a higher risk for COVID-19 were more likely to be willing to receive the vaccine compared to those who did not (OR = 1.79, p < 0.05). ACB people who had received at least one dose...
The federal government was pressed on the matter further during Monday’s question period, as some MPs called for greater transparency regarding vaccine rollout, noting other countries such as Australia have made their plans public. Health Minister Patty Hajdu said the government has been working...
The Emergencies Act was invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday in response to ongoing demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. The convoy protest in Ottawa has gridlocked the downtown core for more than 20 days, while other demonstrations have blocked inte...
Nova Scotia will receive 1,950 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for an initial test run next week. In an emailed statement, Health Department spokeswoman Marla MacInnis says the province will also be participating in a dry run this week with the federal gover...
The Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent or combination vaccine targets both the original COVID-19 virus and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.