Tag Archives: Health
Hunger causing more concern than COVID-19 in wintry Afghanistan, say aid agencies
OTTAWA - As the first snowfall dusted the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier this month, Mary-Ellen McGroarty pondered the rough winter that lay ahead. COVID-19 was far from being top of mind. Unlike muc...
Dec 24, 2021
'It is necessary': Nunavut orders lockdown, bans gatherings, over rising COVID cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut ordered an immediate "circuit-breaker" lockdown just before Christmas over rising COVID-19 cases in various communities. The government said Friday that all indoor gathering...
Dec 24, 2021
Polls suggest decline in mental health, but point to clues on how to address it
OTTAWA - A review of polling data is giving a new sense of the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the mental health of Canadians, but may also offers clues for how to address it during the holida...
Dec 24, 2021
In Christmas message, Trudeau says Canadians can be hopeful amid the pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is still reason for Canadians to be hopeful despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his annual Christmas message, Trudeau says that wh...
Dec 24, 2021
Proportional eating recommended during the holidays
During the Christmas season, our team at Pattison Media is once again producing positive stories based around holiday traditions and accomplishments for the region.Ahead of Christmas Day, here's a dis...
Dec 24, 2021
'The right thing to do': Canadians differ on holiday plans in light of Omicron threat
It's beginning to look a lot like ... last year. Festive feasts, gift exchanges and winter fun with loved ones are being cancelled or limited as COVID-19 rips through Canada for the second holiday sea...
Dec 24, 2021
Boosters shots and COVID test kits topping Canadian's wish lists
On the eve of the Christmas holiday, COVID-19 booster shots and rapid test kits are topping the wish lists of many Canadians as case numbers rocket to record highs across much of the nation. Fuelled b...
Dec 24, 2021
Local RCMP detachments making spirits bright this Christmas
RCMP officers across northern Saskatchewan communities are spreading some Christmas cheer this season.The nature of the job means many officers in northern communities, many of which who call other pa...
Dec 23, 2021
Liberals delay new regulations to lower price of medicines in Canada
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has put a six-month pause on new regulations designed to lower the cost of patented medicines in Canada. Health Canada first announced in 2019 that the Patent...
Dec 23, 2021
Latest COVID-19 numbers from Ontario and Quebec point to rapid infection surges
Canada's two largest provinces reported record high COVID-19 case counts Thursday, as preliminary data from Britain indicated that people with the Omicron variant are up to 70 per cent less likely to ...
Dec 23, 2021