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COVID-19: Canada Responds

Think Tanks Propose Expert Panel Study on COVID-19 Impacts – March 13, 2024

Representatives from the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) and the Institute on Governance (IOG) outline their report examining the impact of COVID-19 on public institutions across Canada. Jennifer Ditchburn (...)
02:15:11

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Citizen’s Inquiry on COVID-19 Response Releases Final Report

In a virtual news conference, commissioners from the citizen-led inquiry into Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic present their final report. (November 28, 2023) (no interpretation)
00:59:29

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Health Canada Approves New Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Omicron Subvariant

Federal health officials provide an update on Health Canada's approval of Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus. The vaccine is authorized for use in people six months of (...)
00:49:39

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Quebec Update on Respiratory Infections – December 14, 2022

In Montreal, Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec's director of public health, provides an update on the evolution of infectious respiratory viruses in the province (no interpretation)
00:18:21

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Ontario Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe COVID-19 Treatment Paxlovid

Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announces that as of December 12, pharmacists in the province can prescribe the antiviral drug Paxlovid as a treatment for COVID-19. She is joined at the news conference in Toronto by (...)
01:14:07

COVID-19: Canada Responds

B.C. Update on Protecting Kids During Flu Season – December 5, 2022

In Vancouver, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia's provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, the B.C. health minister, provide an update on the province’s efforts to protect children through the influenza and respiratory (...)
00:13:22

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Preston Manning on Citizens' Inquiry into Canada’s COVID-19 Response

Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning provides an update on the organization of an independent, citizen-led inquiry into Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic at all government levels. The one-time federal (...)
00:32:46

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Federal Update on Respiratory Viruses, Children's Medication – Nov. 25, 2022

In Ottawa, Jean-Yves Duclos, the federal minister of health, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, the deputy chief public health officer, provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and (...)
01:13:08

Headline Politics

B.C. Update on Respiratory Virus Season – November 16, 2022

In Victoria, Adrian Dix, British Columbia’s minister of health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, provide an update on the respiratory illness season in the province. Pediatric hospitals across Canada are (...)
01:02:47

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Quebec Update on Emergencies and Respiratory Viruses – November 16, 2022

In Quebec City, Health Minister Christian Dubé reports on the significant spread of respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, RSV and influenza. He recommends that everyone wear masks in public places, except schools and (...)
00:16:55

COVID-19: Canada Responds

N.L.’s Top Doctor Discusses New COVID-19 Testing Initiative – November 15, 2022

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health, holds a news conference in St. John’s to discuss a new provincial COVID-19 rapid antigen test initiative. (no interpretation)
00:18:11

Headline Politics

NDP MP Don Davies Calls for Public Inquiry Into COVID-19 Response

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, NDP health critic Don Davies urges the federal government to launch an independent public inquiry into Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also reiterates his party’s call (...)
00:32:10

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Ontario Update on Respiratory Illnesses – November 14, 2022

In Toronto, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, and Dr. Chris Simpson, executive vice-president (medical) at Ontario Health, provide an update on the province’s response to COVID-19, influenza, and (...)
00:46:48

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Federal Update on the Response to COVID-19 – November 10, 2022

In a virtual news conference, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, the deputy chief public health officer, provide an update on the state of COVID-19 as well as the respiratory syncytial (...)
00:22:45

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Preston Manning Announces Citizens' Inquiry into COVID-19 Response

In Ottawa, former Reform Party leader Preston Manning announces that a citizens group chaired by him is working to establish an independent, citizen-led inquiry into Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group has (...)
00:20:08

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Newfoundland and Labrador Announces Change to COVID-19 Contact Management

In St. John’s, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health, announces that the recommended delay between tests after testing positive for COVID-19 has been reduced from 72 hours to 48. (...)
00:57:47

COVID-19: Canada Responds

COVID-19 : Quebec Public Health Says Health System Is Still Fragile

In Montreal, Quebec’s presumptive minister of health and social services, Christian Dubé, is joined by Quebec public health director Dr. Luc Boileau for an update on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the province. (...)
00:47:32

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Federal Update on COVID-19 Vaccines – October 7, 2022

In a news conference on Parliament Hill, Jean-Yves Duclos, the federal minister of health, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, the deputy chief public health officer, provide an update (...)
00:48:48

COVID-19: Canada Responds

Health Canada Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Omicron Subvariants

At a technical briefing in Ottawa, federal health officials discuss Health Canada’s authorization of Pfizer's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which targets the original SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 (...)
00:41:25

COVID-19: Canada Responds

COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination: Quebec Public Health Updates

In Quebec City, Dr. Luc Boileau, Director of Public Health, provided an update on the COVID-19 outbreak and vaccination campaigns against the COVID-19 virus and influenza. Dr. Boileau recommends that Quebecers get vaccinated (...)