Tag Archives: Health
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for children under five
OTTAWA - Canada's drug regulator approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers Thursday, making it the first vaccine approved for that age group in the country. Health Canada now sa...
Jul 14, 2022
First case of monkeypox reported in Saskatchewan
With few details as to where the province has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Saskatchewan.Public health said the risk to the population remains low. "But residents are encouraged to be aware...
Jul 13, 2022
Where do Canada's provinces and territories stand on COVID-19 fourth doses?
Canada's provinces are taking differing approaches to rolling out fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Some are offering the second boosters to all adults in response to the highly contagious BA.4 and B...
Jul 13, 2022
Canadian incomes went up in 2020 amid uptake of pandemic benefits: census data
OTTAWA - It was March 2020, just before the first lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ottawa resident Stephanie Fortin had recently lost her full-time retail job. As soon as businesses closed thei...
Jul 13, 2022
Ottawa wants to make sure health spending delivers 'tangible results,' Trudeau says
The federal government wants to make sure billions of dollars transferred to the provinces and territories for health care will "deliver real, tangible results for Canadians" with shorter wait times a...
Jul 13, 2022
Deadline tight to implement dental care, but Duclos confident the feds will meet it
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is confident the federal government will be able to set up its proposed dental-care program by the end of the year, he said Tuesday, though his department has...
Jul 12, 2022
Provinces still haven't received $2B in health top-ups announced by Liberals in March
OTTAWA - As premiers gathered in British Columbia try again to make their case for a permanent increase in federal health transfers, they're also waiting on $2 billion they were promised back in March...
Jul 12, 2022
Federal government has not created system to source safe supply to reduce overdoses
OTTAWA - More than a year since the federal government's expert task force recommended it create a safe supply of substances to reduce people's reliance on toxic street drugs, the government has not c...
Jul 12, 2022
More COVID-19 precautions needed as Quebec festival season takes flight: expert
MONTREAL - Health officials in Quebec City say it's too early to tell whether a major outdoor festival there is contributing to a rise in COVID-19 cases, but an infectious disease expert says addition...
Jul 12, 2022
Ottawa fast-tracking travel visas for AIDS conference amid sharp criticism
OTTAWA - The federal government is prioritizing temporary travel visas for people seeking to attend the International AIDS Conference in Montreal at the end of July. But the conference begins in two w...
Jul 12, 2022