A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched another group of Starlink satellites May 15 on a mission that included two rideshare payloads.
The Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A at 6:56 p.m. Eastern. The rocket’s first stage, making its eighth launch dating back to the Demo-2 commercial...
Residents of Ontario and Alberta will be able to get a rapid COVID-19 test in Shoppers Drug Mart stores, starting from May 17, 2021.
Announcing the news, the company confirmed that "quick and convenient COVID-19 screening" is now accessible to asymptomatic customers in all Shoppers and Loblaw pharmacies across the...
Dr. Ben Chan remembers hearing the preliminary reports back in March of blood clots appearing in a handful of European recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The global health expert with the University of Toronto followed the developments closely over ensuing weeks as researchers went from examining what was going...
It’s a sense of relief for Manitoba parents whose kids are 12 to 17.
The age group is one that is now eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
“We were very excited,” said parent Elizabeth Dyer.
For parents whose kids have underlying conditions, like diabetes, that sigh of relief is even deeper.
“That...
Some health experts are questioning Canada's decision to accept thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from a global vaccine-sharing alliance, only to have them sit in freezers in an Ontario warehouse.
More than 655,000 doses of AstraZeneca, which most provinces have now decided against using first doses, arrived in...
A homegrown mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 shows promising results in its first small trial and its maker is hoping to test it directly against the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.
Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says its vaccine produced no serious adverse events and developed good antibodies against COVID-19 that “compare favourably” with the...
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, says the government will ensure that people can get their second doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and Health Canada will continue to review studies on mixing vaccines.
- B.C. reports 515 new cases, two more deaths
British Columbia reported 515 new cases...
Not an astronaut? Not a problem for the crew members of upcoming Florida space missions.
Aerospace firm Axiom Space Inc. will send four private citizens to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral as early as January 2022.
This mission, announced by Houston-based Axiom and NASA on May 10, is...
The Manitoba government is preparing to open COVID-19 vaccine appointments to everyone 18 years old and older starting Wednesday.
Premier Brian Pallister briefly mentioned the change in the legislature and the Health Department has confirmed the move.
The minimum age among the general population has been dropping quickly in recent days...
As relayed by Bloomberg, Sony has warned investors that the PlayStation 5 may be hard to come by for consumers until at least 2022.
The system, which first debuted on November 12, 2020, has been extremely limited in supply for its entire six months on store shelves. Players hoping to...
