Tag Archives: Health
Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures
MONTREAL - Quebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with record hospitalizations during a ...
Jan 10, 2022
Meadow Lake groups working to address local homelessness
With homelessness identified as an area of concern in Meadow Lake, a group of local organizations is working to bring a resolution to the matter. Outreach Ministries, Saskatchewan Health Authority, No...
Jan 10, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - 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 ...
Jan 10, 2022
Fifth straight day of high new case numbers in the province, no new deaths
The province is reporting another 1,069 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.There are currently 7,750 cases are considered active as new daily cases for the day have exceeded 900 cases for the fifth...
Jan 10, 2022
Commons committee to schedule emergency probe of collection of mobile data
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee is expected to hold an emergency meeting later this week to investigate the Public Health Agency's decision to collect data from millions of mobile phone...
Jan 10, 2022
Stanley Mission reacts to increase in active COVID cases
Stanley Mission is responding to the spread of the Omicron variant in the northern community. According to a Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) COVID-19 update released Jan. 7, there were 16 active case...
Jan 10, 2022
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