Tag Archives: Health
Being COVID conscious important as Omicron variant spreads, says U of S microbiologist
As the COVID-19 Omicron variant sinks its teeth into Saskatchewan, the head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon says the variant can spread much faster than previous one...
Jan 04, 2022
Province provides funding for 10 new beds at Prince Albert's Our House
The addition of 10 new beds at Our House, will have a big impact on the clients they serve, according to the chief executive officer of the Prince Albert YWCA.Donna Brooks was reacting to Tuesday's fu...
Jan 04, 2022
Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada's jails and prisons
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Experts and advocates are calling for governments to release some inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the infectious Omicron variant s...
Jan 04, 2022
Multiple provinces delay in-person learning as COVID cases and hospitalizations rise
Ontario is joining the list of provinces delaying in-person schooling in the new year, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country.Monday's announcement by Ontario Premi...
Jan 04, 2022
Canadian health networks feeling strain as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise
Canadians in some parts of the country saw surgeries postponed, access to COVID-19 testing reduced and a return to classes delayed as provinces continued to struggle on Tuesday with a sustained wave o...
Jan 04, 2022
Provinces announce new measures as Omicron fuels rise in COVID cases, hospitalization
Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in ...
Jan 03, 2022
Major Quebec hospital postpones half of surgeries, appointments due to COVID-19 spike
MONTREAL - Quebec City's main hospital network says it will postpone half of its surgeries and medical appointments starting Wednesday. The announcement from CHU de Qubec-Universit Laval comes as the ...
Jan 02, 2022
Remote communities locking down, banning outsiders as COVID-19 spreads
OTTAWA - The latest wave of COVID-19 is bringing health-care resources in some remote communities in Canada to the breaking point as case numbers explode. Record-breaking cases have been documented ac...
Jan 02, 2022
Parts of Canada begin 2022 with record COVID-19 cases after low-key New Year's Eve
Several parts of Canada ushered in 2022 by documenting record-setting COVID-19 case counts after a quiet New Year's Eve dampened by tightened public health restrictions and fears of getting sick in th...
Jan 01, 2022
Liberals eye easing access to maternity, parental leave in EI review, minister says
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada's federal social safety net for workers says the government is looking at removing rules that make it difficult for some to get their full parental leave as p...
Jan 01, 2022