Tag Archives: Health
Jobless rate falls to record low as economy adds 72,500 jobs in March, StatCan says
OTTAWA - Canada's unemployment rate dropped to a record low last month as more people jumped into a hot labour market - and economists say the jobless rate could yet fall even lower. The March unemplo...
Apr 08, 2022
Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario: CFIA
EDMONTON - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are some new cases in Ontario. The agency says the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avia...
Apr 07, 2022
Budget 2022 makes good on dental care, but little in new health spending
OTTAWA - The Liberals have made good on promises to the NDP when it comes to health spending in their newly released budget, but offered little else in new spending to reinvigorate Canada's struggling...
Apr 07, 2022
Sask. NDP ask Moe to create plan for addressing overcapacity at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Official Opposition Leader Ryan Meili is calling for Premier Scott Moe and the Health Minister to visit the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital after reports of severe overcapacity at the hospital.Accord...
Apr 07, 2022
Just over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 announced in weekly report
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported the weekly epidemiology (epi) report and is looking at COVID-19 data from March 27 to April 2.In that time, 1,032 new cases were reported in the province, w...
Apr 07, 2022
Drug users in Vancouver respond to targeted effort to ramp up vaccination rate
VANCOUVER - Efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines to as many drug users as possible in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have paid off, prompting an advocate to urge communities with similar, vulnerable po...
Apr 07, 2022
Who is eligible for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose across Canada
Provinces and territories are expanding eligibility for fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to millions more Canadians. This week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended that sec...
Apr 07, 2022
Experts urge caution in reading rapid tests as variants drive sixth wave
Rapid antigen tests have become Canada's primary tool to detect COVID-19 as mounting signs point toward a sixth wave, but experts warn that results should be read with caution as the spread of variant...
Apr 07, 2022
Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will support Liberal budget
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pledged support from his caucus for the 2022 federal budget, saying the Liberals acted "with good faith" by funding key New Democrat priorities such as dental car...
Apr 07, 2022
Five ways to reduce and evaluate risk in a potential sixth wave of COVID-19
As most provinces and territories lift COVID-19 public health measures, Canadians are left to assess their own risk level amid signs of a sixth wave. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health offi...
Apr 07, 2022