Flu cases are continuing to rise across the country, public health data shows, with Quebec, B.C. and the territories ...

The Canadian government has purchased an initial supply of 500,000 doses of human vaccine against avian influenza.

The Public Health Agency of Canada’s website says 24 per cent of cases tested positive for influenza during the week ending Feb. 8 — up from the already-high 21 per cent the week before.