Tag Archives: Health
Critics stress health system capacity constraints as Trudeau speaks with premiers
OTTAWA - Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Pri...
Jan 10, 2022
Fortin's fight for reinstatement gets shot in the arm following Appeal Court decision
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's battle for reinstatement as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign can go on now that the Federal Court of Appeal has agreed to consider his case. Gov...
Jan 10, 2022
COVID hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in several provinces
COVID-19 cases are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in several parts of Canada, with hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick.Former CEO of the Univers...
Jan 10, 2022
Coroner's inquest hears COVID-19 risk to long-term care not on radar until March 2020
MONTREAL - Long-term care homes accounted for nearly 70 per cent of deaths during the pandemic's first wave in Quebec, but the risk was not prominent on the government's radar as COVID-19 emerged in e...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. advises against travel to Canada as COVID hospitalizations hit critical levels
Children in Alberta and British Columbia returned to the classroom Monday as surging COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals in several provinces and prompted the United States to advise its ...
Jan 10, 2022
COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick
VANCOUVER - Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario's admis...
Jan 09, 2022
Rapid spread of Omicron showing "tale of two pandemics: rich and poor"
As parts of Canada see staggering rises in COVID-19 activity amid Omicron's rapid spread, experts say the highly transmissible variant is training a spotlight on social inequities across the country. ...
Jan 08, 2022
Connection during isolation: Data shows national drug overdose hotline saves lives
CALGARY - Almost three dozen people survived overdoses because of a Canada-wide phone line that connects callers who use drugs with emergency support if there is a suspected overdose. Looking back on ...
Jan 08, 2022
First Nations brace for labour challenges brought by Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge
Many First Nations across the country are bracing for the spread of the Omicron variant as leaders prepare for labour shortages caused by COVID-19 that could be more severe in Indigenous communities. ...
Jan 08, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Canada's health minister says he expects the country to reach a time in the COVID-19 pandemic when provinces consider implementing a broader vaccine man...
Jan 07, 2022