Tag Archives: Health
LLRIB COVID-19 vaccine incentive extended as Omicron variant spreads
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is extending a $300 COVID-19 vaccination incentive as the Omicron variant continues to spreads across Saskatchewan."The internal council met yesterday and extend t...
Jan 14, 2022
Quebec seniors minister tells inquest that care homes knew how to manage outbreaks
Quebec's seniors minister told a coroner's inquest on Friday she was confident at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that long-term care homes knew how to manage outbreaks. Marguerite Blais testif...
Jan 14, 2022
Military launches formal proceedings against more than 900 unvaccinated troops
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says proceedings have been launched against more than 900 Canadian Armed Forces members for refusing to get vaccinated, though none have yet been forced to ...
Jan 14, 2022
Emergency and outpatients services unavailable for 10 days in Porcupine Plain
A 10-day disruption to emergency services in Porcupine Plain will begin on Saturday.From Jan. 15 at 8 a.m. to Monday January 24 at 8 a.m., emergency services and outpatient services will be on bypass ...
Jan 14, 2022
City of Iqaluit confirms trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit resident Kinguatsiaq Kinguatsiaq says he smelled fuel in his water a couple of days ago but assumed it must be something else. "I figured I was wrong because I thought the s...
Jan 14, 2022
Omicron making life difficult for mathematicians trying to track COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The highly transmissible Omicron variant is forcing mathematicians to rework the models that have helped shaped Canada's understanding of COVID-19, as well as the country's response...
Jan 14, 2022
Some nurses still don't have proper COVID-19 personal protective equipment: union
OTTAWA - When news of the first cases of COVID-19 began cropping up in Canada in early 2020, Linda Silas was one of the first to ring alarm bells about the lack of proper personal protective equipment...
Jan 14, 2022
Omicron wave may be peaking, but modelling shows COVID-19 hospitalizations to surge
OTTAWA - Canada could be nearing the peak of the Omicron wave of COVID-19, but public health experts still expect the high number of cases to drive a surge in daily hospitalizations in coming weeks. N...
Jan 14, 2022
Vulnerable in B.C. and Alberta approached to take COVID-19 vaccines for others
Homeless and vulnerable people in British Columbia and Alberta have been approached with offers of payment to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by those attempting to fraudulently get a vaccine card. Van...
Jan 13, 2022
O'Toole says he opposes Quebec's plan to 'tax and target' the unvaccinated
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says while he respects provincial jurisdiction, he opposes Quebec's plan "to tax and target" those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. The Tory leader made...
Jan 13, 2022