Tag Archives: Health
Governments seek buyer as Quebec COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Medicago set to close
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it's looking to find a buyer for Medicago Inc., the Quebec-based COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer that will be shut down by parent company Mitsubishi Chemical. Quebe...
Feb 03, 2023
Montreal shelters expand services to care for homeless as extreme cold hits city
MONTREAL - An extreme cold snap that brought risks of frostbite and hypothermia with temperatures of -28 C on Friday in Montreal had the city's shelters fearing for the homeless population. Environmen...
Feb 03, 2023
Mental health service in La Ronge expands offerings, accepting new clients
STG Health Services Inc. (STG La Ronge Branch) announced the expansion of its services in northern Saskatchewan. This will include private individual counselling, psychotherapy, and psychological asse...
Feb 02, 2023
COVID-19 tests will be mandatory for travellers from China for another two months
OTTAWA - People arriving on flights to Canada from China, Hong Kong and Macao will have to do a COVID-19 test before they board for another two months, after Canada announced it would renew border res...
Feb 02, 2023
Quebec says only people at risk who haven't had COVID-19 should get booster dose
MONTREAL - Only people who are considered at risk for severe COVID-19 - and who haven't already been infected - need to get a booster dose, Quebec's public health director said Thursday. The vast majo...
Feb 02, 2023
As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As rates of sexual assault climb across Canada, nursing experts say there is a shortage of specially trained forensic nurses to properly care for victims. Timely care from a well-tr...
Feb 02, 2023
Liberals table bill delaying medically assisted dying expansion to March 2024
OTTAWA - The federal government is delaying the expansion of its medically assisted dying regime to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder for another year because it says more time is neede...
Feb 02, 2023
Jury makes 12 recommendations after inquest into Vancouver police officer's suicide
BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's jury has made a dozen recommendations after probing the suicide of Vancouver police Const. Nicole Chan, who died during a mental health crisis after having relationships wi...
Feb 01, 2023
Staff strategy needed to improve work conditions in long-term care, employee reps say
OTTAWA - Governments must go beyond new national standards to make working in long-term care a profession of choice if they hope to address serious staffing issues that led to deadly conditions for se...
Feb 01, 2023
Liberals set to introduce law delaying expansion of medically assisted dying regime
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to introduce a law as early as Thursday to delay the extension of medically assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder. ...
Feb 01, 2023