Tag Archives: Health
Military was told to prepare to intervene in 'Freedom Convoy' protests: official
OTTAWA - The Defence Department's top official says he directed the military to prepare to intervene in the "Freedom Convoy" protests earlier this year, but the resulting plans were never seriously co...
Dec 01, 2022
Advocates criticize slow expansion of needle exchange program in federal prisons
OTTAWA - The federal prison needle exchange program is failing because of a poor rollout by the Correctional Service of Canada and a lack of improvement since it was introduced four years ago, health ...
Dec 01, 2022
Pandemic, slower U.S. migration see Canada closing gap with U.S. in workforce race
WASHINGTON - Since the global onset of COVID-19, Canada has been gradually closing the gap with the United States when it comes to attracting and keeping an important economic prize: new permanent res...
Dec 01, 2022
HIV activists hope World AIDS Day marks an end to backsliding on infections, stigma
OTTAWA - HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. "It's clear to us that this government is seized of th...
Dec 01, 2022
Applications open for dental care benefits touted by Liberals as inflation relief
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is now accepting applications from parents for the new children's dental benefit, which was put forward as part of the Liberal government's package of cost-of-living...
Dec 01, 2022
Prince Albert flexes muscles for good cause
A countrywide fundraiser that helps youth with autism or intellectual disabilities participate in physical activities was able to raise over $3,300 from the Prince Albert area alone. The Move for Kids...
Nov 30, 2022
COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official
YELLOWKNIFE - An official with the Arctic Winter Games says its decision to revoke a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the upcoming event had nothing to do with pressure from the Alberta governmen...
Nov 30, 2022
Calls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people, prompting a renewed call for Premier David Eby to introduce a widely accessible safe supply of drugs....
Nov 30, 2022
Coroner refuses Montreal family's request for new investigation into woman's ER death
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office has rejected a request by a Montreal family for a new investigation into the death of an 86-year-old Filipino woman found lifeless on the floor of an emergency r...
Nov 30, 2022
Ministerial staff shared information about soldiers' role in "Freedom Convoy"
OTTAWA - Emails released through a public inquiry suggest federal Liberal political aides were scrambling earlier this year to figure out the extent to which members of the Canadian Armed Forces were ...
Nov 30, 2022