Here's how offsite random testing will work for international air travellers

Pearson airport, December 2020

Starting Tuesday, international travellers arriving at four of Canada's major airports could be required again to undergo mandatory random COVID-19 testing after a brief suspension of the program.



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Should patients be able to pay for private health care to avoid wait times? B.C. Appeal Court set to weigh in

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On Friday morning, the B.C. Court of Appeal will release its judgment in the constitutional challenge launched by private health-care advocate Dr. Brian Day, the owner of Vancouver’s Cambie Surgery Centre.



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She needed a transplant to save her eye. Now she wants Ontarians to register as organ donors

Madison Freeman

Less than a month after being told she had pink eye, Madison Freeman had no idea she could lose her vision in one eye — but thanks to a cornea transplant her nightmare story is coming to an end and she wants more Ontarians to register to donate their organs.



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What to know about the new COVID vaccine for kids under 5 

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Canada's drug regulator has, for the first time, approved a COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers. Here are some key questions and answers about the Moderna vaccine.



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It's now much easier for pregnant Quebecers to access abortion pill

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Earlier this month, hundreds of Quebec doctors signed an open letter urging the the province's college of physicians to loosen its rules around abortion pill access.



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Health Canada approves 1st COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids

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Health Canada has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers, making it the first vaccine of its kind approved for that age group in the country.



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Mandatory random COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated air travellers resuming next week

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The federal government has announced that it will be resuming mandatory random testing for international travellers arriving at four major airports next week.



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