Tag Archives: Health
Health Canada authorizes plant-based, Canadian-developed COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada authorized a new COVID-19 vaccine Thursday that it touted as the first greenlit shot to be developed by a Canadian company and the first to be made with plant-based technology. Known as ...
Feb 24, 2022
Oversight committee rules out mysterious brain disease in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Nearly a year after New Brunswick health officials raised the alarm about a mysterious brain disease afflicting the province's residents, an expert committee has determined there is no e...
Feb 24, 2022
Prospect of protest 'convoy' in D.C. yet to fully coalesce as authorities get ready
WASHINGTON - An Ottawa-inspired "freedom convoy" is making its way to the U.S. capital, but as of now, it has little else in common with its Canadian namesake. Where the protests in Canada's capital w...
Feb 24, 2022
Liability, enforcement among concerns during City masks vote
The debate over continuing mask restrictions was a spirited one at North Battleford City Council, but moving forward, both Council and Administration will be following the province's lead.The 5-2 vote...
Feb 24, 2022
'Credible but cautious': Alberta budget out of red; forecasts rosy economic future
EDMONTON - Alberta's budget is out of the red, forecasts a rosy economic future and promises big-bucks spending on hospitals, health care and programs to plug gaps in its burgeoning labour force. Fina...
Feb 24, 2022
Alberta government promises historic health spending blitz in provincial budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial budget will include an unprecedented blitz of health-care spending powered by a roaring, re-energized economy. Kenney announced $1.8-billion...
Feb 23, 2022
Feds commit $140M to keep temporary staff hired to eliminate veterans' backlog
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have caved to mounting anger and frustration from within Canada's veterans' community, promising more than $140 million to retain hundreds of temporary staff hired to dea...
Feb 23, 2022
Canada signs agreement with AstraZeneca on preventative COVID-19 treatment
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that's still under review by Health Canada. A r...
Feb 23, 2022
Report on possible mystery brain disorder in New Brunswick to be released Thursday
FREDERICTON - A report from an oversight committee studying possible cases of a mysterious neurological disease in New Brunswick will be released Thursday. Last March, New Brunswick health officials a...
Feb 23, 2022
Look West: Criminal anthropologist says Alberta at heart of unrest, protests
CALGARY - A criminal anthropologist suggests looking to the West to find the heart of protests and blockades that gripped the nation for more than a month. Alberta appears to have been the epicentre o...
Feb 23, 2022