Tag Archives: Health
Key 'Freedom Convoy' figure pleads guilty to counselling mischief, released from jail
OTTAWA - Tyson "Freedom George" Billingscharged out of theOttawa courthouse on Wednesday, brandishing a Canada flag to a cacophony of cheers and air horns after pleading guilty to a charge related to ...
Jun 15, 2022
CMHA Battlefords' branch celebrates opening of Independence Commons facility
With the snip of a ribbon, the new Independence Commons facility located at 1942 Kramer Place in North Battleford officially opened Tuesday.The project offers independent supported living to people de...
Jun 14, 2022
Montreal public health expands monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men
MONTREAL - Calling Montreal the epicentre of the North American monkeypox outbreak, health officials in the city said Tuesday they were expanding vaccination against the disease to all men who have se...
Jun 14, 2022
New drug price regulations could save Canada billions of dollars: PBO report
OTTAWA - New drug price regulations set to come into effect next month could lower spending on patented drugs by about seven per cent over the long term and save billions of dollars, the parliamentary...
Jun 14, 2022
Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates to be suspended for domestic, outbound travellers
OTTAWA - The Canadian government will "suspend" COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and outbound international travellers and federally regulated workers, ministers announced Tuesday. The new rules...
Jun 14, 2022
High school students across Canada to be trained on how to administer naloxone
MONTREAL - Hundreds of thousands of high school students in Canada will be given training on how to respond to someone overdosing on opioids, including on how to administer naloxone - a drug used to r...
Jun 14, 2022
Medicine professor says no need to panic over COVID-19 reinfection
An expert says Canadians don't need to panic about COVID-19 reinfections even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive a second time for the virus. Stephen Hoption Cann, a clinical profess...
Jun 13, 2022
Men of the North's work to boost mental health in tri-communities an ongoing mission
June is celebrated annually as men's mental health month and Men of the North founder Christopher Merasty is encouraging men to do something different or new. "It's very important we help, introduce a...
Jun 13, 2022
Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued as PCR testing becomes rare
OTTAWA - Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued in the coming days, a federal government source tells The Canadian Press. The app was launched in the summer of 2020 as the pandemic began and bi...
Jun 13, 2022
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. "I feel OK, but that's because I got my shots," Trudeau said Monday on Twitter. "So, if you haven't, get vacc...
Jun 13, 2022