Tag Archives: Health
Local unions speaking out against Moe's lack of 'backbone'
It has only been a few hours since Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's announced the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and local unions across the province are already speaking out against his decision.Re...
Feb 08, 2022
Shellbrook Kinsmen/Kinettes launch fundraising drive for TeleMiracle
TeleMiracle 46 is less than a month away, and excitement is building within the Shellbrook Kinsmen/Kinettes club.The return of an online auction is a key part of this year's fundraising effort. The au...
Feb 08, 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, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times eastern: 8...
Feb 08, 2022
Quebec announces reopening plan that lifts most COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March
MONTREAL - The Quebec government intends to lift most public health measures by March 14, Premier Franois Legault said Tuesday, but the plan doesn't include an end to mask mandates or the vaccine pass...
Feb 08, 2022
Tow-truck companies refuse to haul away large trucks gridlocking Ottawa
OTTAWA - All tow-truck companies on contract with the city have refused to haul away the big rigs that have gridlocked Ottawa's downtown for the second week in a row, the city's manager says. Steve Ka...
Feb 08, 2022
Canadian Red Cross sends six nurses to Nunavut for worst outbreak of COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian Red Cross has sent six nurses to Nunavut as the territory continues to experience its worst outbreak of COVID-19 to date. Nunavut Health Minister John Main says the nur...
Feb 08, 2022
Court denies injunction to unvaccinated Quebec caregivers seeking access to residents
MONTREAL - A Quebec court has rebuffed unvaccinated caregivers who were hoping to obtain an injunction allowing them to enter nursing homes without showing proof of vaccination. In a ruling issued Tue...
Feb 08, 2022
Sask. to lift COVID measures by end of February; proof of vax ending Monday
Saskatchewan is set to remove its COVID-related public health measures in the coming days, with proof of vaccination or a negative test going first.Other public health measures - including masking in ...
Feb 08, 2022
Liberal MP breaks ranks with party on COVID-19, says government is dividing Canadians
OTTAWA - The federal government must reassess its divisive and stigmatizing approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, Liberal member Jol Lightbound said Tuesday in a rare public display of internal dissent w...
Feb 08, 2022
Alberta starts lifting COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine passport program
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's vaccine passport will end almost immediately, with most other big COVID-19 health rules gone three weeks later. Kenney told a news conference Tuesday tha...
Feb 08, 2022