The Omicron variant is driving a rapid rise in hospitalizations in much of Canada, prompting provinces to find ways to maintain staffing levels in health care systems already pushed to the brink. In ...

The omicron variant, now reported in multiple Canadian provinces and a growing number of countries worldwide, could threaten hard-won immunity to the virus behind COVID-19. But global scientists say ...

As cold and flu season approaches, Canada may be unprepared to cope with new COVID-19 variants that are adept at evading immunity from vaccines and prior infections, health experts say. The Omicron ...

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health said although initial indications are that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has less severe health implications, the province is still planning for the worst. ...

The overall risk associated with the Omicron variant remains 'very high' which could cause widespread disruption to health systems and other critical services, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has ...

The emergence of a new COVID-19 variant has raised alarm across the world, with several countries swiftly moving to impose travel bans in an effort to clamp down on its spread. The Omicron variant — ...

Cases of the new COVID-19 variant were reported in Quebec and Ontario, just as they have been across Europe and Africa Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

The province's health-care system is bracing for a tumultuous four to six weeks as a rising tide of Omicron variant cases sweeps New Brunswick. More than 500 health-care workers are already off work ...

Pressure on hospitals build amid omicron surge As hospitalizations rise, frontline physicians are preparing for the situation to get worse before it gets better. CTV's Josh Crabb reports ...

The race is on for new treatments that stand up to omicron's explosive spread. With omicron's explosive spread threatening to outpace current COVID-19 treatments, the race is on to find new options ...

Alberta released three days’ worth of COVID-19 data Monday, which saw the province identify 872 new cases of the Omicron variant of concern. On Friday afternoon, the province had identified 173 cases ...