Health Canadian physicians and scientists say a third dose will likely be helpful for people who are most vulnerable to illness. Janet Lang, 73, says being immunocompromised has left her feeling 'quite fragile' and unsure if two doses of COVID vaccine are enough to protect her from the illness. (Turgut …

Business Canadians are still waiting for the United States to reopen its side of the land border. Here are the current rules for crossing into the U.S. and what might soon change. The land border, such as the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, B.C., has been closed to travellers …

Health COVID-19 cases among Olympic delegates are on the rise and roughly 15 per cent of those staying on site are unvaccinated, prompting warnings from medical experts about potential ripple effects if the world’s largest sporting event doesn’t clamp down on virus transmission. Security guards sit in the IBC/MPC Tokyo …

Health·New With an average of one per cent of people vaccinated with at least one dose in the world's poorest countries, 'variant factories' threaten Canada's progress in the battle against COVID-19, doctors and scientists say. A person holds a placard during a march to demand a rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations …

World The relaxation of England's coronavirus restrictions is stirring concern among some people who have weakened immune systems and are more clinically vulnerable to the possibility of an infection. Hal Cohen, a double kidney transplant recipient living in north London who has a weakened immune system, is worried about the …

Politics·New Canada has gone from a vaccine laggard to a world leader in COVID-19 immunizations in just a few months' time — thanks to an ambitious vaccination campaign that has so far blunted the spread of the much more virulent delta variant. But experts say we still need to get …

Business·New Although some travel restrictions have been eased, travellers still must adhere to complex rules. Travelling abroad? Coming home might be more complicated than you think. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Passport? Check. Plane ticket? Check. What about your vaccination documents and COVID-19 test results? Thanks to the pandemic, returning home from a …

Health·New Public health measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 also stopped other respiratory viruses in their tracks — and now kids' immune systems aren't used to them. As children emerge from their homes after COVID-19-related lockdowns, common viruses that all but disappeared during the pandemic are re-emerging too, doctors …

Business·New WestJet says it made an error when the airline rebooked thousands of customers on alternate flights and offered no refunds — only credit — to those who wanted to cancel. WestJet has updated its website to indicate that customers with major schedule changes are entitled to refunds if they …

Canada Some Canadian universities are turning down residence applications by the hundreds this year, and the rejected students — who were hoping for an on-campus experience after the COVID-19 pandemic ate their final years of high school — say it’s a major disappointment. University students across the country such as …