Tag Archives: Health
P.A. high school on list of latest COVID-19 outbreaks
A Prince Albert High School has now been placed on the province's COVID-19 outbreak list.The Global Sports Academy at Carlton Comprehensive High School was added to the list as of Jan. 10.The province...
Jan 12, 2022
Quebec judge suspends unvaccinated man's visitation rights with child
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has temporarily suspended a father's right to see his child based on evidence that the man is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and appears to oppose government ...
Jan 12, 2022
Minister tours several northern communities with a focus on mental health
Everett Hindley, the minister for Mental Health, Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health, was in northern Saskatchewan earlier this week visiting several communities. Lac La Ronge Indian Band ...
Jan 12, 2022
Government extends repayment deadline to emergency business account to 2023
OTTAWA - Businesses struggling under yet another round of lockdowns and capacity restrictions will have an extra year to repay emergency interest-free loans issued by the federal government, but busin...
Jan 12, 2022
Provinces clamour for rapid tests while feds struggle to deliver millions promised
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR testing capacity, as Ottawa struggles to make good on its promise to deliver 140 million rapid ...
Jan 12, 2022
Quebec Opposition unconvinced province will impose penalty on unvaccinated
MONTREAL - Quebec's announcement that it would tax unvaccinated residents sparked strong reaction and pushed Canadian premiers to take a position on it, but the province's official Opposition says it'...
Jan 12, 2022
Women's shelters facing staff shortages amid COVID, high rates of gendered violence
OTTAWA - Women's shelter workers are feeling even more pressure as the latest COVID-19 wave hits Canada, fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Lise Martin, executive director of Women's...
Jan 12, 2022
Moe: No additional public health orders necessary
Saskatchewan is maintaining the status quo with its COVID-19 public health orders as Omicron cases continue to mount.During a media conference Wednesday, the government announced the current public he...
Jan 12, 2022
Military struggling with shortage of medical personnel as provinces look for help
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says its medical personnel have been stretched to the limit during the pandemic, suggesting it can offer little help to provincial health care systems overwhelmed by...
Jan 12, 2022
National standards for long-term care must balance safety, quality of life
OTTAWA - The expert spearheading new draft national standards for long-term care says they must strike a difficult balance between residents' safety and their quality of life. The pandemic devastated ...
Jan 12, 2022