Tag Archives: Health
Number of Canadian blood donors plummets to lowest point in a decade during COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says it is struggling to replenish a critically low national supply caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization says the virus that has persisted since March 202...
Jun 13, 2022
Expanding camp in N.S. includes program for kids in grief, with ample time for fun
HALIFAX - When Meaghan Belanger's mother informed her about a Nova Scotia camp for children in grief, the teenager's initial reaction was unenthusiastic as she feared it would be too teary and dull. I...
Jun 12, 2022
Canadian heading World Health Organization's fight against monkeypox
MONTREAL - A Canadian is playing a major role in the World Health Organizations' fight against monkeypox. Dr. Rosamund Lewis, the technical lead for the effort to combat a global outbreak of the virus...
Jun 11, 2022
Gutsy Walk makes triumphant return
Canada's largest fundraiser for research and awareness for Crohn's and Colitis has set a goal of raising $2.9 million this year.Returning as an in-person event after a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatu...
Jun 11, 2022
Canada suspends random COVID-19 tests for vaccinated travellers at airports
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has announced that the government will pause all mandatory random COVID-19 tests at Canada's airports for vaccinated travellers from Saturday until the end of...
Jun 10, 2022
New Canadian regulations would put warning on each cigarette, not just packaging
Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette. The move builds on Canada's mandate to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco prod...
Jun 10, 2022
'A scary situation': All Stanley Mission residents ordered to evacuate
All residents of Stanley Mission have been ordered to evacuate after the McCafe fire quickly began moving towards the community last night. The general evacuation began around 8 a.m. with registration...
Jun 10, 2022
112 cases of monkeypox in Canada, all of them among men: public health officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer said Friday there were 112 cases of monkeypox across Canada and all of those infected were male. There were 98 cases in Quebec, nine in Ontario, four in A...
Jun 10, 2022
Canada's SOA commitment: $27M on irregular migration, 4,000 more migrants by 2028
LOS ANGELES - Leaders from across the Americas, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed on Friday to what U.S. President Joe Biden called a "historic commitment" to ease the pressure of northw...
Jun 10, 2022
Irvine awarded honourary membership to national health society
Two decades of volunteer work with the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has landed La Ronge's Dr. James Irvine an honourary membership. "I'm very honoured and a bit humbled because there have been so...
Jun 09, 2022