Tag Archives: Health
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
Key convoy organizer Tamara Lich denied bail while Patrick King appears in court
OTTAWA - One of the most visible organizers behind the protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill was denied bail Tuesday. An Ontario court judge said she b...
Feb 22, 2022
Vaccinated or non-vaccinated? Regina brew pub introduces vaccine-only section
REGINA - Walking into Bushwakker Brewpub during a lunch-hour rush, Darlene Woywoda looked for the vaccinated section. Woywoda, 69, was meeting some friends, and they decided to dine in the Arizona Roo...
Feb 21, 2022
Steve Fonyo, who lost leg to cancer and ran across Canada to raise funds, dead at 56
Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo's niece Melody Kruppa said he had what appeared to...
Feb 21, 2022
Police lay hundreds of charges in Ottawa blockades as city begins clean-up process
OTTAWA - Silence and calm reigned on the streets of Ottawa for the first time in more than three weeks on Sunday as police continued their efforts to put a final end to anti-government demonstrations ...
Feb 21, 2022