Ontario parents can book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their babies and preschoolers starting later this morning. The province’s booking portal will open for pediatric vaccine appointments for children aged six months to under five years at 8 a.m. Families can also make appointments through health units using their own bookingContinue Reading
As Canada’s sixth wave of COVID-19 continues, hospitals caring for the country’s youngest patients are facing both high patient volumes and high levels of staff off sick. This time of year, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa normally sees up to 150 daily patients in its emergencyContinue Reading
6:30 p.m.: Ottawa police found themselves patrolling increasingly empty downtown streets on Sunday as the “Rolling Thunder” protest made good on plans to decamp from Canada’s capital, but the force did open an investigation after the scene of the day’s only formal event was defaced with graffiti targeting demonstrators. Unlike inContinue Reading
Since early April, health officials around the world have been on alert for healthy, young children suddenly developing severe cases of hepatitis with no known cause. According to the latest estimates by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), there are atContinue Reading
U.S. reports say Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine could get emergency approval for children aged six months to five years by the end of February, much earlier than expected. The kids trial had setbacks, but this is the news some parents have been waiting for. American reports say Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine forContinue Reading
Canada’s long-term care homes are still being hit hard in the pandemic. Just over half the people who have died of COVID in Canada were residents of long-term care and retirement homes, which is roughly 16,000 people. There are outbreaks right now at more than 2,000 facilities across the country,Continue Reading
Some school districts have stopped tracking COVID-19 cases and are instead reporting overall absences, which isn’t ideal for some parentss, but experts say is still a useful public health tool. Learning that British Columbia will no longer track Covid cases in schools made Jordan and his wife more confident inContinue Reading
If you love to celebrate occasions year-round with special treats, make these simple and delicious cookies your go-to! Our versatile Golden Yellow Sugar brings the perfect blend of mild caramel undertones and beautiful colour to this recipe, and the classic taste of almonds is a crowd-pleaser for cookie fans, bothContinue Reading
Pfizer is now testing its new Omicron-based shot. Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla said: “We are looking to see if we can create a vaccine that covers Omicron and doesn’t forget the other variance.” In a news release, the drug maker announced its trial includes fourteen hundred healthy adults inContinue Reading
In most parts of the country, fewer than half of Canadian children ages five to eleven have received their first Covid vaccine dose, but there are three places leading the charge with high vaccination rates. Newfoundland and Labrador is given first doses to more than 74 percent of all childrenContinue Reading
