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Ontario has become the first province to list an inexpensive and well-known antidepressant as a treatment doctors can consider for patients with a mild COVID-19 infection in a bid to keep them out of hospital.

Dr. Peter Jüni, scientific advisor for the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, faced online ire after saying people need to "stop moaning" over tightened restrictions on bars and restaurants Thursday on CBC's Power and Politics. Speaking with Cross Country Checkup host Ian Hanomansing on Sunday, Jüni said Canadians must do what's needed to fight COVID-19 and added that support for workers and small businesses is essential.

As Ottawa Public Health reports record numbers of daily COVID-19 cases in Ottawa, hospitalizations remain low, with only seven people in Ottawa-area hospitals with COVID-19 related illnesses on Thursday.

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP looks to low hospitalization rates in country where Omicron first detected, promotes booster shots.

As COVID-19 cases are rising daily across Ontario, wearing masks properly has become increasingly critical once again to reduce virus spread.

The latest variant of concern, Omicron, is spreading rapidly, but data so far shows its severity to be ...

As COVID-19 cases are rising daily across Ontario, wearing masks properly has become increasingly critical once again to reduce virus spread.

While some Ontarians spent hours in a virtual queue in hopes of getting their third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, others were on an equally challenging quest to get a COVID-19 test—with some residents reporting being unable to book an appointment for up to five days.

TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor was set to give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province Tuesday as the highly infectious Omicron variant put pressure on health systems.

Do COVID vaccines work against omicron? A new Canadian chart makes clear that efficacy is plunging when it comes to preventing new infections but holding up...