Health

Canada's Chief Medical Officer Health says the risk of a hantavirus pandemic is "very low" as an investigation is underway into three more Canadians who may been in brief contact with a confirmed case. In...

Three Canadians with connections to a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise are self-isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, the federal government says. Two Canadian passengers disembarked on the remote...

Just over 1,300 elementary students in Waterloo Region won't be in class because their vaccination records are out of date. Region of Waterloo Public Health issued the suspension notices on Thursday. At...

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said the public risk of hantavirus is low, as concerns continue to mount over a rare, but deadly rodent‑borne virus linked to a fatal outbreak aboard a...

Government officials will be on hand in Spain's Canary Islands to meet Canadians when they disembark a cruise ship that is at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Three passengers suspected to...

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly virus carried by rodents, and a recent outbreak aboard a cruise ship near Cape Verde has renewed global attention on how it spreads and what risks it poses —...

A 44-year-old man is charged with theft after a symbol of hope and strength for cancer patients in Waterloo Region went missing. On Saturday, April 25, police say a man stole the ceremonial gong from...

Police have been notified after a ceremonial gong disappeared from a cancer center in Kitchener. The Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) confirms the ceremonial gong at the WRHN Cancer Centre has...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, but global health officials say the risk...