Tag Archives: Health
Police make arrests as Ottawa blockade members defy orders to leave
OTTAWA - Police arrested two of the main organizers behind an antigovernment demonstration on Parliament Hill late Thursday, as large trucks continued to ignore demands they leave an ongoing blockade ...
Feb 17, 2022
Unvaccinated truckers delivering vaccines, COVID devices exempt from border rules
OTTAWA - Unvaccinated truckers bringing COVID-19 vaccines and medical devices into Canada to combat the pandemic are exempt from testing and quarantine requirements at the border, a government order s...
Feb 17, 2022
Quebec City mayor adds new rules as protest against COVID orders expected on weekend
Quebec City is giving more powers to its police force to control traffic and prohibit the consumption of alcohol outdoors ahead of a protest planned for this weekend against COVID-19 public health ord...
Feb 16, 2022
Alberta border arrests speak to larger Canadian concern: federal safety minister
OTTAWA - Canada's safety minister says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns. Police earlier this week charged 13...
Feb 16, 2022
Protesters pack up, head out to end weeklong blockade at Manitoba-U.S. border
EMERSON, Man. - Protesters blocking a busy United States border crossing in southern Manitoba packed up and left Wednesday. RCMP say they had worked out a deal with demonstrators to end the blockade a...
Feb 16, 2022
Emergencies Act still needed as border blockades fall, Ottawa preps to act: ministers
OTTAWA - Liberal cabinet ministers defended the sweeping temporary powers now afforded to police under the Emergencies Act on Wednesday, even as major border blockades they decried for disrupting the ...
Feb 16, 2022
COVID levels rising in P.A. & dropping in North Battleford: study
COVID levels are increasing in Prince Albert but dropping in North Battleford.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the communities to determine how ...
Feb 15, 2022
B.C. to lift most COVID restrictions, but mask and vaccine card rules remain
VICTORIA - British Columbia will drop capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings including at sporting events, fitness centres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs as it shifts to a new phase of m...
Feb 15, 2022
Sask. Political Science professor weighs in on convoys and protests
As anti-mandate protests continue across the country, a political scientist weighs in on whether the movement will spark change.Dr. Colleen Bell is an associate professor of Political Science at the U...
Feb 15, 2022
Meadow Lake to follow province's lead on mandatory masking
The City of Meadow Lake will follow the province's direction on mask mandates at the end of the month.City council voted unanimously on Monday to follow whatever guidance is laid down through public h...
Feb 15, 2022