Tag Archives: Health
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
Provinces to relax COVID-19 restrictions, say risk assessment lies with citizens
Alberta,Saskatchewan and Quebec announced Tuesday plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions, saying it will increasingly be up to citizens to assess the risks they face from the virus. Prince Edward Island ...
Feb 08, 2022
Protest prevents Canada-bound traffic from crossing Ambassador Bridge
A typically bustling border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit remained closed to vehicles seeking to enter Canada on Tuesday as a protest against COVID-19 measures prevented traffic from flo...
Feb 08, 2022
Two-thirds oppose Ottawa protest, but many sympathize with frustration: survey
OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll sug...
Feb 08, 2022
Trudeau: Protests are not the way to get through pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa is "trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens' daily lives." He says, "It has...
Feb 08, 2022
Police arson unit probes Ottawa fire allegation in heat of anti-mandate protest
OTTAWA - Police are investigating what appears to be an attempt to start a fire in the lobby of a downtown Ottawa apartment building, where tenants say they have been besieged by anti-vaccine mandate ...
Feb 07, 2022
Envelope with disturbing images and 'suspected chemical irritant' sent to N.S. MPs
OTTAWA - A trio of suspicious brown envelopes - at least one containing "disturbing images" and an apparent skin and eye irritant - arrived at three local constituency offices for Conservative Nova Sc...
Feb 07, 2022
Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision
OTTAWA - A popular weed killer is back under review after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Health Canada didn't follow its own rules for regulating pesticides and herbicides. It is the latest tw...
Feb 07, 2022