Tag Archives: Health
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
Vaccines, masks required at universities despite broader relaxing of restrictions
TORONTO - Several Canadian universities are maintaining COVID-19 precautions such as vaccine mandates and masking for in-person classes even as governments roll back pandemic restrictions. Ontario is ...
Feb 22, 2022
First Nation health ombudsperson's office to be established in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - An ombudsperson's office being created in Saskatchewan will be the first in Canada to help address racism against Indigenous people trying to get health-care services. "There has been a lo...
Feb 22, 2022
People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier to plead not guilty to COVID-19 charges: lawyer
ST-PIERRE-JOLYS, Man. - A lawyer for People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says Bernier will plead not guilty to charges of violating COVID-19 restrictions. Alex Steigerwald told court today ...
Feb 22, 2022
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA - The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2...
Feb 22, 2022
B.C. budget includes $2.1B in disaster relief; $5.5B deficit for next fiscal year
VICTORIA - British Columbia has earmarked $2.1 billion to fund disaster recovery efforts and future response to the threats posed by wildfires, floods and heat waves in a budget that forecasts a $5.5-...
Feb 22, 2022