A wildfire burning in Jasper National Park's Chetamon Mountain is now estimated to cover an area of between 5,000 and 7,000 hectares, Parks Canada said Monday. Fire on Chetamon Mountain grew from more than 400 hectares Saturday A wildfire burning in Jasper National Park's Chetamon Mountain is now estimated to …

Raising a racialized child in Canada means teaching them about their complex place in the world, says Audrey McKinnon, but that burden needs to be taken on by parents of non-racialized children as well. All Canadians need to teach their kids about the destructive force of racism This First Person …

In many ways, it feels like we tamed SARS-CoV-2 into submission. Yet this virus continues to circulate year-round, causing repeat infections, with few official measures still in place to curb its spread. Scientists warn the long-term toll on individuals' health remains somewhat uncertain. Long-term toll on individuals' health remains somewhat …

A highly mutated variant of the virus behind COVID-19 has popped up in multiple countries, but scientists aren't yet sure whether it will fuel a fall wave of infections or simply fizzle out. Handful of cases from Israel, Denmark, U.S., U.K.; none yet in Canada A highly mutated variant of …

After billions of global COVID-19 infections, millions of deaths, and countless lives upended by long-lasting health impacts, we’ve finally hit a point in this pandemic where SARS-CoV-2 isn’t the fearsome pathogen it used to be. That's thanks to how both the virus, and our immunity against it, are evolving. New …

The World Health Organization has ended the global COVID-19 emergency, citing increased immunity, fewer deaths and less pressure on hospitals. But while the situation with the virus has improved worldwide, it has also exposed major issues with Canada's health-care system. Crisis exposed flaws in health-care system that must urgently be …

Mask mandates are lifting in hospitals, long-term care homes and other health-care facilities across the country, marking an end to some of the last remaining public health restrictions against COVID-19 in Canada. Most provinces will no longer require masks in hospitals — but that could change if COVID levels worsen …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says simply giving in to the provinces' demands on health-care funding won't guarantee improvements to Canada's strained health system. Prime minister says placing conditions on funding is his only leverage to improve health outcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says simply giving in to the provinces' demands …

A man in his 70s died in the waiting room of the Edmundston Regional Hospital's emergency department Wednesday, when the ER had a "high level of traffic and long wait times," but the Vitalité Health Network does not believe there's any connection. 'Analysis underway' after death Wednesday, network says A …

Children’s hospitals across Canada are facing a tripledemic surge of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases — leading to long wait times, shortages in beds and staff, and in some cases the cancellation of pediatric surgeries. Surgeries cut as children's hospitals struggle with surge of flu, COVID-19 and …