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New variants of COVID-19 are taking hold across the world, leading to rapid rises in cases from mutations that make the virus more contagious, or harder to fight off. New variants of COVID-19 are taking hold across the world, leading to rapid rises in cases from mutations that make the virus more contagious, or harder to fight off. In the past month, the variants have caused Toronto officials to beg for longer lockdowns, a rethink in Europe around schools and mask usage and an entire electio...

New methods might be needed to catch COVID-19 virus variants in Manitoba Cameron MacLean © Robert Short/CBC Current testing methods for coronavirus variants of concern rely on genetic markers found in those variants. However, those markers are also found in other variants that are not considered significant. Manitoba might have to change the way it watches for concerning variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, after a number of samples initially flagged as possible ...

VANCOUVER — A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initiative to keep up with new . . .

Article content In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 19 … What we are watching in Canada … We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19 vaccine distribution; Australias Facebook tussle: In The News for Feb. 19 Back to video British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host Justin Trudeau and their G7 counterparts for a virtua...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning o...

Camille Bains A researcher works at the Brinkman Lab at Simon Fraser University, part of the Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network in Burnaby, B.C., in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Aleksa Nenadic, Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network *MANDATORY CREDIT* February 19, 2021 - 1:00 AM VANCOUVER - A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initi...

A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initiative to keep up with new strains that may become more prevalent.

VANCOUVER—A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its ...

Here are five projects by companies tackling COVID-19 to watch in Canada by Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Posted Feb 18, 2021 4:05 am EDT Last Updated Feb 18, 2021 at 4:11 am EDT VANCOUVER — It’s been a little more than a year since scientists and biotech companies around the world pivoted to understanding, treating and preventing COVID-19. Here are five projects to watch led by experts in Canada: CanCOGeN. Led by Genome Canada, the Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network aims to identify, un...

Brenna Owen A model of the COVID-19 virus displayed at the National Institutes of Health, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Bethesda, Md. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Evan Vucci February 18, 2021 - 6:10 AM VANCOUVER - Its been a little more than a year since scientists and biotech companies around the world pivoted to understanding, treating and preventing COVID-19. Here are five projects to watch led by experts in Canada: CanCOGeN. Led by Genome Canada, the Canadian COVID-19 Ge...