Tag Archives: Health
Health Canada approves Moderna's Omicron booster vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada approved a new COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Thursday that targets both the original strain of the novel coronavirus and the specific Omicron variant. The new shots approved by ...
Sep 01, 2022
B.C. club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a Vancouver compassion club say they will continue to distribute tested cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine despite a rejection from Health Canada, calling it the only way to...
Aug 31, 2022
Four dead in Streptococcus A outbreak at west-end Montreal seniors home
Montreal health authorities are confirming that four people have died from a Streptococcus A outbreak at a private seniors residence. A spokesman for the regional health authority says six cases of in...
Aug 31, 2022
Canada to implement 988 suicide crisis line starting in fall 2023
OTTAWA - The CRTC says it will launch a new emergency crisis number for people in need of immediate mental health or suicide prevention support. It says starting at the end of November 2023, Canadians...
Aug 31, 2022
Bogus information online, climate change top Canadian fears in latest Pew survey
WASHINGTON - Canadians consider the online disinformation epidemic and climate change as the most serious threats of the modern age, edging out pandemic-era concerns about the global economy and infec...
Aug 31, 2022
ML area supporters walk to raise awareness of issue of domestic violence
The Meadow Lake area community came together to take part in a series of walks to raise awareness about the issue of domestic violence. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council organized two walks, one on Aug. ...
Aug 30, 2022
Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child
Montreal public health officials are investigating a probable case of monkeypox involving a child. A spokeswoman for the city's public health department says the "probable case" involves a child four ...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan said he was heartbroken by the recent death of an infant while waiting for an ambulance in Barriere, B.C., adding his government had made a "significant investment" in ...
Aug 30, 2022
PACI, St. John students included in mental health plan
Two Prince Albert schools have been added to a plan to help students in Saskatchewan improve their mental health. Both Prince Albert Collegiate Institute and St. John students will be part of the prog...
Aug 30, 2022
Holtvogt completes second-ever 4x4x48
This past weekend, the Humboldt and area juvenile diabetes team held their second annual 4x4x48 ultra-marathon.The run featured Jason Holtvogt running four miles, every four hours, for a 48-hour perio...
Aug 29, 2022