Tag Archives: Health
B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has ditched a controversial plan forcing youth to undergo treatment for up to seven days after an overdose and will now develop a new strategy with First Nations groups. M...
Apr 29, 2022
Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six
OTTAWA - The first COVID-19 vaccine for infants and very young children is now under review by Health Canada. Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to ...
Apr 29, 2022
Moderna announces vaccine production facility to be built in the Montreal area
MONTREAL - Moderna's new vaccine factory in the Montreal area will be able to produce 100 million doses of mRNA vaccines a year and will help develop top scientific talent in Canada, Prime Minister Ju...
Apr 29, 2022
Possible cases of 'unusual' childhood hepatitis in Canada in 'single digits': Henry
VICTORIA - All 17 pediatric hospitals across Canada are looking out for an "unusual" childhood liver disease, but the number of possible cases under review remains in the single digits, British Columb...
Apr 28, 2022
Province reports 829 laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 deaths in weekly report
The provincial government is reporting another 829 new cases of COVID last week as part of their epidemiology (epi) report released today. This is a slight drop compared to last week's report of 889 c...
Apr 28, 2022
Moderna's promised vaccine production facility to be built in Montreal area
OTTAWA - American vaccine maker Moderna will announce Friday it intends to build its promised Canadian production facility in Montreal. Mayor Valrie Plante confirmed the news in a scrum with reporters...
Apr 28, 2022
Canadian Blood Services to end gay 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved an end to policy that restricts men who have sex with men from donating blood products for three months, a change welcomed by LGBTQ advocates but criticized - inclu...
Apr 28, 2022
Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says over three-quarters of the more than 1,300 service members who applied for an exemption from the military's COVID-19 vaccine requirement have had their requests...
Apr 28, 2022
Liberals plan committee to review secret lab documents — with or without Tories
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are moving ahead on a special all-party, security-cleared committee to review documents related to the firing of two scientists from the national microbiology laboratory ...
Apr 27, 2022
La Ronge council discusses designating municipal land for homeless encampment
Concerns regarding the homeless population in La Ronge were discussed at Tuesday's regular town council meeting. "We have been made aware there is some overnight camping happening at various places th...
Apr 27, 2022