Tag Archives: Health
Canada sets ambitious immigration targets for post-pandemic recovery
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to keep ramping up the record number of new permanent residents in Canada over the next three years as it works through a massive backlog of applications that hav...
Feb 14, 2022
Ontario fast-tracks easing COVID restrictions, Saskatchewan ends vaccine passport
Ontario ramped up plans to drop a raft of COVID-19 restrictions, including the province's vaccine certificate system, while Alberta schools opened Monday without mask mandates for children. Saskatchew...
Feb 14, 2022
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for 'illegal' blockades
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the national Emergencies Act to bring to an end the antigovernment blockades he describes as illegal and not about peaceful protest. The govern...
Feb 14, 2022
Police clear out border blockade as Ottawa seeks deal with convoy to start rolling
Protesters decrying COVID-19 restrictions and the federal government itself were moved from the mouth of a crucial trade route with the United States on Sunday, while confusion reigned over whether a ...
Feb 13, 2022
Black women's disproportionate role in Quebec health care source of community pride
MONTREAL - When 26-year-old nurse Stephanie Bumba looks at herself in the mirror wearing her uniform, she feels pride and sees a past she wants to honour. Bumba, who is of Congolese descent, is among ...
Feb 13, 2022
Protesters broke through RCMP barricades, causing highway closure near Pacific Border
SURREY, B.C. - The main route to the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey was closed Saturday afternoon after protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures broke through RCMP...
Feb 12, 2022
Police in apparent standoff at Windsor bridge as nationwide demonstrations continue
OTTAWA - Police in Windsor, Ont., were locked in an apparent standoff with protesters clogging a key trade artery between the United States and Canada on Saturday, even as demonstrations against COVID...
Feb 12, 2022
City council votes to remove COVID-19 restrictions in P.A.
It is official, the City of Prince Albert will lift its COVID-19 restrictions at the same time the province does.This means that as of February 14, proof of vaccination will no longer be required for ...
Feb 11, 2022
Military investigating after officer appears in anti-vaccine video
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says it is investigating after one of its officers appeared in a video speaking out against vaccine mandates and calling for other military members to stand up again...
Feb 11, 2022
Changes to COVID-19 border measures to be announced next week
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce changes to pandemic measures at Canada's borders next week, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos signalled Friday, while Canada's chief public health officer ...
Feb 11, 2022