The COVID-19 pandemic is perhaps the most devastating global event since World War II, impacting billions of lives across at least 185 countries. More than 235 million cases have been confirmed and more than 4.8 million dead have been counted since January, but there is no question the real tally is significantly higher. With borders still partially closed in many parts of the world, hundreds of millions of people around the world having experienced some level of lock-down, self-isolation, quarantine, or physical distancing, the human and economic cost is unfathomnable. And with loved ones separated, dying alone, trapped, non-COVID healthcare postponed or inaccessible, jobs losts, businesses shuttered - the mental and physical trauma and impact will likely last for many years to come.

2022

• Can this surgery model help shorten wait times and provide better care?

• Blood clot risk remained nearly a year after COVID-19 infection, study finds

• 'Global failure': Lancet COVID-19 Commission critical of pandemic handling

• Back to school: A look at the COVID-19 rules in place across provinces, territories

• Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose: A look at who is eligible in each province

• Intermittent fasting linked with less severe cases of COVID-19, study finds

• For some long COVID patients, the return of their senses is gag-inducing

• Prenatal COVID exposure affects babies' motor skills, speech, studies find

• Pulse oximeters and COVID: Are they less accurate for Black and Hispanic patients?

• COVID: mRNA vaccines highly effective for people with immune-related inflammatory diseases, study finds

• Triggers for severe illness in children with COVID-19 identified in small study

• Less than a third of hospitalized COVID patients feel fully recovered a year later, U.K. study finds

• COVID-19 patients hospitalized in first wave three times more likely to die than those admitted for flu, study finds

• Patients at greater risk of dementia after COVID-19 pneumonia, study finds

• Omicron XE: What we know about the new subvariant

• 'Beyond negligent': Health experts critical of leadership on sixth COVID wave

• Do COVID-19 vaccines cause hearing loss? WHO investigating reports

• Mask mandates may be lifted, but now is not the time take them off, experts say

• COVID-19 transmission to babies before, during, and after birth rare, study finds

• Pandemic 101: Essential facts and myths about COVID-19

• Pandemic anniversary: COVID-19 lessons after year two

• More than five million kids orphaned by COVID-19: study

• Why experts say booster shots are still critical, even if vaccine policies are relaxed

• 'Living with the virus': Feds outline what that should look like

• Long COVID and children: expert panel agrees on definition, study says

• NACI's new guidance: Get fully vaccinated, even if previously infected with COVID-19

• Feds remove special travel requirements for travellers coming from India, Morocco

• COVID-19: Canada reaches more than 3 million total cases, a million in last month

• At-home testing for coronavirus? Here's why you should keep pets away

• Why do pigs exposed to the coronavirus not get sick?

• Those with symptoms of depression more likely to believe vaccine misinformation: study

• Omicron wave may have peaked, but ICU numbers still rising steeply, says Tam

• Newborn baby in Qatar dies from COVID-19

• More than 1,500 air travellers in Canada tried to defy mask-wearing rules in 2021

• Did your child's eyesight worsen during pandemic? Study says a special lens might help

• Risk of severe outcomes higher in kids hospitalized for COVID-19 than other viruses: study

• Canada sees more COVID-19 cases in 40 days of Omicron than all of 2020

• TikTok star Dr. Glaucomflecken uses humour as prescription in hard times

• B.1.640: 5 Canadian cases of little-known coronavirus variant

2021

• 'Perfect storm' ahead for some independent stores, but niche retailers will shine, analysts say

• Mask rules leading cause of air rage incidents in 2021, Transport Canada data suggest

• Kids make up largest share of recent COVID-19 cases, but will Omicron change that?

• Tam urges Christmas caution as modelling shows potential for COVID-19 surge

• Merck Canada to manufacture COVID-19 antiviral drug in Canada for global distribution

• Traveller from Canada to Hong Kong confirmed with Omicron variant

• Unvaxxed loved ones? How to handle tense family gatherings over the holidays

• Canada's top doctor says cooler weather, easing restrictions creating 'turbulence'

• Moderna COVID-19 vaccine approved for booster shot: Health Canada

• Can I still be an organ donor if I've had COVID-19?

• What the U.S.-Canada border looks like on day land crossings reopen

• Cats and dogs with myocarditis tested positive for Alpha variant: study

• LTC studies suggest antibodies from vaccines wane much faster in seniors: Task Force report

• COVID-19 vaccines work well, but household transmission risk higher with Delta

• U.S. says it will permit entry of Canadian travellers with mixed vaccine doses

• Reactions to hair dye, skin rashes raise questions of how COVID-19 impacts immune system

• Post-mRNA vaccine antibodies in breast milk raises protective potential for babies, and possibly adults

• Should my child get their second vaccine shot, despite heart inflammation risks?

• Doctors warn cases of respiratory virus could surge as pandemic precautions reduced

• The Lambda COVID-19 variant: What do we know about it?

• No evidence linking COVID-19 vaccinations for children and fertility issues later in life: experts

• Cases of non-COVID-19 chronic respiratory diseases fall around the world as pandemic measures help

• Mask-wearing after COVID-19: Some Canadians see lasting benefits

• Canadian-made COVID-19 antibody treatment sitting on shelves due to lack of administration plan

• Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs

• Crisis brewing as COVID-19 derails life-saving surgeries at Canadian hospitals

• International Women's Day: Can COVID-19 bring sea change to private sector, public policy?

• Nearly 354K surgeries, procedures, consultations postponed due to COVID-19, report says

• One-way shopping aisles can help reduce direct COVID-19 transmission, study suggests

• Canadian firm develops biodegradable mask that's ready for production

• Canada should invest in facilities to make vaccines for next pandemic, says Moderna co-founder

• Anxious and frightened: Without vaccines, health-care workers in Africa dying of COVID-19

• 20.5 million years of life potentially lost worldwide due to COVID-19, study says

• 'Our job to step in': Hospitals take on COVID-19 patients from other overwhelmed regions

• Daycares not major source of COVID-19 transmission, French study finds

• Coronavirus mutated in immunocompromised patient after plasma therapy: case study

• What are the different COVID-19 variants and why do they matter?

• Hospital sees more babies with head trauma, fractures amid COVID-19 lockdown

• Ottawa, Canadian airlines agree to suspend flights to Caribbean and Mexico

• Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 transfer antibodies to babies: study

• Insurance claim denials leave some COVID-19 sufferers planning 'for the worst'

• Doctor says Canada underfunding long-term care amid call to end for-profit homes

• Don't avoid going to the ER because of pandemic, Canadians urged

• Front-line health workers push for vaccine priority after some researchers, PR exec received shot

• 'It's a constant worry': Individuals with Down syndrome at greater risk of COVID-19

• As ICU beds fill due to COVID-19, Canada’s largest air ambulance fleet sees more transfers

2020

• Yes, millions of people are living a relatively normal, coronavirus-free life

• Hillier asks Health Canada to consider single-dose Moderna vaccine, doctors skeptical

• Canada extends U.K. travel ban into January

• Canada too slow at compiling mortality data, says former health minister

• Scientists, doctors use TikTok to spread word on COVID-19 vaccine safety

• Can I leave Canada before my 14-day mandatory quarantine is over?

• Doctor embraces elderly COVID-19 patient in heartbreaking photo from Texas

• At home and abroad, examples of how seniors can stay safe from COVID-19 without isolation

• Lacking clarity on scope of study into feds' pandemic response, Pfizer concerned about implications for COVID-19 program

• Nunavut premier warns overcrowding could worsen COVID-19 outbreak

• Is your child getting Zoom burnout? What is happening and how you can help

• Inside a Toronto ICU: A second-wave revisit and what has changed in six months

• Calgary-based Swimco latest retail victim of COVID-19

• COVID-19 long-haulers may be experiencing multiple syndromes: NIHR review

• Front-line workers, COVID-19 patients find gratitude, resilience this Thanksgiving

• Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta have most active cases per capita in second COVID-19 wave

• Coronavirus death rate dropping amid better ICU treatments

• These are the COVID-19 protocols in public schools across Canada

• Shanah Tovah U'metukah: Celebrate Rosh Hashanah safely

• How weather, COVID-19 spared Canada from wildfires like those in the U.S.

• Retailer behind Garage, Dynamite latest company hit by pandemic

• Number of deaths normal following pandemic spike, StatCan says

• Nowhere to fly? Take a break from work anyway, experts advise

• Amid worries over second wave, health group calls for permanent paid sick days

• Family doctors worried about COVID-19 and flu season want clear guidance from public health

• 'Hug your family a little tighter': COVID shatters family, leaving behind brother and sister

  • Hannah Kim’s Instagram profile is like that of most young adults -- a sporadic record of life as a teenager, then a college student -- snapshots of memories and selfies with friends. But within a few short weeks of the lpandemic ockdown, her life took a devastating turn as one by one, her family caught COVID-19. You can read what happened to Hannah and her family here.

• 'A tough choice': Mixed feelings as parents, teachers prepare for a return to school

• ‘Be a lifesaver’: Tam tells young adults to stop spreading COVID-19

• Alberta has most active COVID cases per capita, as some provinces see infections spike after reopening

• Canada still working with China on COVID-19 vaccine despite delay: Trudeau

• Fewer COVID-19 patients in ICU are dying as pandemic progresses: paper

• Grocery executives on defensive as MPs question pandemic pay decisions

• COVID-19 puts people with disabilities at higher risk, advocates say

• Canadian Broadway star Nick Cordero doing 'better' after new infection, wife says

• Tweets comparing U.S. and Canadian health care during pandemic strike nerve

• Millions of dollars in COVID-19 fines disproportionately hurting Black, Indigenous, marginalized groups: report

• Nobody died in these nursing homes - what did they do right?

• Man builds 'doorway to dreams' sculpture in his yard during pandemic

• 'We've been so blessed': In-person long-term care visits resume in some provinces

• Can employers ask staff what they're up to outside work during the pandemic?

• 'Safe restart' of Canadian economy will take 6-8 months, Freeland says

• At least 164 migrant workers at one Ontario farm have tested positive for COVID-19

• Pandemic parenting: Know your rights as a working parent with kids

• Kids at home for another three months? Here are some ways to cope

• Can you get COVID-19 through the ventilation in your home?

• Being deprived of touch can be bad for our health, so some are finding ways to hug again

• Drive-in movies are making a comeback in the era of physical distancing

• Advocates try to address mental health for farmers as pandemic adds to stress

• COVID-19 exposes drug supply gaps as 'made in Canada' solution proposed

• Some Canadian cruise ship crew members finally heading home

• Floating 'prison' as countries bar Canadian cruise staff from getting home

• When will school resume? What we know, province by province

• Women juggling with caregiving take brunt of pandemic labour impact

• Canadian cruise ship employees stuck at sea, waiting to return home

• Ontario paramedics worried about being forgotten by province as PPE supplies run low

• World's largest randomized trial on COVID-19 treatments launched

• Amid COVID-19, Sobey Art Foundation gives money to 25 artists rather than one winner

• Truth Tracker: No, COVID-19 has nothing to do with 5G technology

• South Korea investigating COVID-19 cases where recovered patients have retested positive

• Here's what experts think of the breathing techniques shared by J.K. Rowling for COVID-19 symptoms

• Pink eye may be an overlooked symptom of COVID-19

• COVID-19 curves: Plotting the trajectories of every country

• Explainer: Breaking down the COVID-19 numbers: Should we be comparing countries?

• In Canada and abroad, COVID-19 super-spreaders could be anywhere

• Agony and anguish: Patients fear dying alone from COVID-19 isolation rules

• Ryan Reynolds, others answer Trudeau’s call to tell Canadians to ‘stay home’

• Help! I’ve got kids, what do I do? Tips for parents working from home

• Canadians advised not to travel outside country, restrictions imposed on international flights, cruises

• CTVNews.ca: Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada

• Coronavirus will hurt Canadian economy in short term, experts say

• When does an outbreak become a pandemic?

• 'Can I see her any sooner?': Father reunites with daughter in Canadian quarantine zone

• Canadians flown out of China will be quarantined for two weeks

• Canadians in China frustrated with government's lack of communication

• Masks, donations, and online salsa classes: Canadians worry, cope amid coronavirus outbreak

• Second presumptive case of coronavirus diagnosed in Canada; first case confirmed