Tag Archives: Health
Quebec to track COVID rapid test results; Saskatchewan considers lifting restrictions
Quebec announced Wednesday it is tracking COVID-19 rapid test results, as Saskatchewan said it will consider dropping restrictions as society learns to live with the virus. Quebec is believed to be th...
Jan 26, 2022
Poll suggests some Canadians are feeling brighter about the economy, own finances
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests some Canadians are feeling more upbeat about the state of the domestic economy and their own pocketbooks, though not quite as positive as they were before the COVID-19 pan...
Jan 26, 2022
Police prepare for possible violence as fringe groups latch on to truckers convoy
OTTAWA - A convoy of truckers set to descend upon Ottawa to protest mandatory vaccinations is prompting police to prepare for violence and politicians to warn against escalating rhetoric linked to the...
Jan 26, 2022
Public safety minister calls for removal of Hillier 'hate' tweet about Alghabra
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is calling on Twitter to remove a tweet from an Ontario politician who labelled federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra a "terrorist." Mendicino said T...
Jan 25, 2022
PACSD hears update on COVID-19 case rates
Prince Albert Catholic schools saw a big rise in the number of COVID-19 cases following the Christmas break.An update on cases and Public Health Orders was provided to the Prince Albert Catholic Schoo...
Jan 25, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't see the province's mask mandates ending any time soon. Ford was speaking with Belleville radio station CJBQ an...
Jan 25, 2022
Kids should get the COVID-19 shot, and an extra for the immunocompromised: NACI
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has urged kids aged five to 11 to get their two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 shot, and also recommends a third dose for immunocompromised kids. Wh...
Jan 25, 2022
Vast majority of new COVID-19 cases reported today among vaccinated and boosted residents
The province is reporting 1,049 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today.Of the new cases reported today, 170 were unvaccinated or fewer than 21 days after their first dose, 43 had receiv...
Jan 25, 2022
Quebec to reopen restaurant dining rooms next week, allow small private gatherings
MONTREAL - Quebec will soon begin lifting some of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place since December, beginning with easing private gathering limits and allowing restaurant dining rooms ...
Jan 25, 2022
Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut - One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 ...
Jan 25, 2022