Tag Archives: Health
Canada buys up millions more doses of Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The federal government has purchased a total of 12 million doses of Moderna's bivalent vaccine that targets both the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. In a press release Mo...
Aug 22, 2022
Quebec allowing four people per room in care homes, against coroner's recommendations
MONTREAL - Quebec's decision allowing long-term care centres to house up to four residents per room will put people at risk without freeing up hospital beds, according to a patients rights advocate. T...
Aug 22, 2022
U.S. lawmakers, advocates pushing Ottawa to eliminate ArriveCan, open Nexus offices
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers and cross-border business advocates in the United States want Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to go back to the future in order to ease travel delays between the U.S. and Ca...
Aug 22, 2022
Calm in the chaos: Canadian Medical Association's first Indigenous leader takes helm
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - In a brightly lit surgical room around sunrise, Dr. Alika Lafontaine recounts why he chose to become an anesthesiologist as he fills syringes for his first patient of the day. ...
Aug 22, 2022
Third COVID booster shot to be offered in Saskatchewan this fall
A third COVID-19 booster dose will be offered in Saskatchewan starting in the fall."We will start by offering the third booster to the most vulnerable people in long-term care," Dr. Saqib Shahab, the ...
Aug 20, 2022
Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in B.C., experts say
Decriminalization of some hard drugs in British Columbia could help reduce stigma around psychedelic substances that have medicinal value, but have been caught up in the war on drugs, experts say. "Th...
Aug 20, 2022
Former Rosthern Mayor passes away nearly 10 years after leaving office
The town of Rosthern is mourning the loss of one of its former mayors. Doug Knoll passed away on Aug. 9 at the community's Mennonite Nursing Home. He was 75 years old. The former teacher entered the w...
Aug 19, 2022
Nunavut declares state of emergency over Iqaluit water shortage
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has declared a two-week state of emergency over a water shortage in Iqaluit. Joanna Quassa, the acting minister of community and government services, said Fri...
Aug 19, 2022
Pfizer booster dose approved for kids between five and 11 years old
OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday. Tam said the Na...
Aug 19, 2022
COVID-19 to blame for airport delays, says transport minister
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has told the House of Commons transport committee that COVID-19 is to blame for airport delays. The minister says Canadians have witnessed significant disrupt...
Aug 19, 2022