Tag Archives: Health
Safety board blames improper training for death at Montreal's giant ferris wheel
MONTREAL - Deficient safety practices at the ferris wheel in Montreal's Old Port led to the Christmas Day 2021 death of a worker at the tourist attraction, Quebec's workplace safety board said Thursda...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada, California to partner on climate action and nature protection
LOS ANGELES - Canada and California are kindred progressive spirits on climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday as he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new blueprint for working toge...
Jun 09, 2022
Future looking brighter during men's mental health month
Mental health is an ongoing topic of conversation and concern, and this month the conversation focuses more specifically on men. June is men's mental health month, and looking after that can come with...
Jun 08, 2022
Masking will no longer be mandatory on public transit in Quebec starting June 18
MONTREAL - Quebec is lifting its mask mandate for public transit on June 18, the province's health minister announced Wednesday. Christian Dub said the decision was based on a recommendation by public...
Jun 08, 2022
Island nations facing 'triple crisis,' Barbados PM says during meeting with Trudeau
LOS ANGELES - The prime minister of Barbados evoked a Jamaican reggae legend Wednesday as she described in stark terms the "triple crisis" in her region that's threatening the health and welfare of th...
Jun 08, 2022
Quebec officials say 90 monkeypox cases have been detected in the province
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the province has a total of 90 confirmed cases of monkeypox. That number is up from 71 confirmed cases reported last week. Monkeypox is a rare disease that c...
Jun 07, 2022
Canadian travellers urged to take precautions against monkeypox abroad
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is warning travellers to be extra careful abroad because of the potential threat of catching monkeypox. The virus, typically only found in West and Central ...
Jun 07, 2022
Trudeau, Anand meet with Norad commanders, U.S. defense secretary en route to L.A.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand got a first-hand look Tuesday at North America's first line of continental defence, a system experts and politi...
Jun 07, 2022
First B.C. monkeypox case is confirmed in Vancouver resident
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases. The centre says its laboratory has confirme...
Jun 06, 2022
At this week's Summit of the Americas, Canada has stake in U.S. border challenges
WASHINGTON - If foreign policy was purely a matter of geography, one might assume Canada would be free to go check out the buffet at this week's Summit of the Americas once the discussion turns, as it...
Jun 06, 2022