Tag Archives: Health
In wheelchairs and walkers, Victoria seniors stage protest for park space
VICTORIA - About 100 seniors, some more than 90 years old, staged a protest in Victoria Tuesday calling for a vacant school field to be transformed into an elder-friendly neighbourhood park. Many arri...
Sep 27, 2022
Expect serious delays at border due to staff shortages if travel levels rise: union
OTTAWA - The head of a union representing Canada's customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won't necessarily disappear when use of the controvers...
Sep 27, 2022
Million-dollar Mustang owned by P.A. man makes STARS event stand out
A million-dollar Mustang bought through a STARS air ambulance fundraising auction made a return appearance to honour donors to the organization.The Mustang 427 Fastback was the most expensive 1968 Mus...
Sep 26, 2022
Feds lift border vaccine requirements, mandatory masks on planes and trains
OTTAWA - The final vestiges of COVID-19 restrictions at Canada's borders will be lifted on Saturday, as federal ministers announced Monday the end of mandatory vaccination, random tests, quarantine, u...
Sep 26, 2022
Federal government unlikely to declare victory on COVID as travel restrictions loosen
OTTAWA - The thundering sound of hoofbeats charging toward the end of the track was met with a chorus of cheers from thousands of revellers in cowboy hats and jeans, dazzled by the colourful lights of...
Sep 24, 2022
MPs, Senators debate requirements for medically assisted dying with mental disorders
OTTAWA - An expert told a special joint committee of the House of Commons and Senate that people with mental disorders can suffer for decades, and their distress is equally as valid as someone sufferi...
Sep 23, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak reported at care centre in Nunavut
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - Health officials in Nunavut have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a continuing care centre home in Gjoa Haven. The territory's Department of Health says all eight residents and on...
Sep 23, 2022
Knife-wielding patient arrested at B.C. hospital after staff hid on ward: police
Vancouver Police say an investigation is underway after a patient allegedly armed with a knife chased a doctor at BC Women's Hospital and tried to access a locked nursery as staff hid to protect thems...
Sep 23, 2022
Follow Canada's lead on easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, U.S. lawmakers urge
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers from the northern United States are cheering reports that Canada is poised to abandon COVID-19 vaccination rules for foreign visitors, and want President Joe Biden's administrat...
Sep 23, 2022
Specialists join forces to push B.C. for same recognition as family doctors
Specialists ranging from cardiologists to pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons are pushing the British Columbia government to alleviate backlogs that have worsened wait times. Their stance comes as t...
Sep 22, 2022