Tag Archives: Health
With child-care program Trudeau finds a model for influencing provincial policy
OTTAWA - If you had asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last year whether the federal government could have a stronger hand in provincial health matters, he says his answer might have been different. ...
Dec 18, 2021
Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth
VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...
Dec 18, 2021
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada and the restrictions being brought in to try to stem the spread of the Omicron variant: - Canada is bringing back a requirement, starting Tuesday, for ever...
Dec 17, 2021
Infant dies of COVID-19 in Montreal, hospital says baby was born healthy
MONTREAL - An infant has died of COVID-19 at a Montreal hospital. The Sainte-Justine children's hospital says the baby, who was less than two months old, died of the disease on Thursday. The hospital ...
Dec 17, 2021
Capacity limits, cancellation orders as B.C. tries to reduce Omicron variant spread
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reducing the size of gatherings and events over the next six weeks in an effort to contain an expected rapid rise in cases due to the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicr...
Dec 17, 2021
Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing
YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories parents with partially vaccinated children no longer need to self-isolate for COVID-19 when they return from travel. N.W.T. chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kan...
Dec 17, 2021
Province reports 49 new cases of COVID-19, one death
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the province along with 49 recoveries.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (three), North West...
Dec 17, 2021
Government releases request for qualifications to lead the expansion of Victoria Hospital
The Government of Saskatchewan has released a request for qualifications for the expansion and redevelopment of the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital.The project is aimed to provide P.A. and northern Sa...
Dec 17, 2021
Canada reinstates molecular test for travellers, more restrictions in some provinces
Canada is bringing back a requirement for everyone entering the country to have a pre-arrival negative molecular test result for COVID-19, even if travellers are returning after being away for under 7...
Dec 17, 2021
Senators pass pandemic aid bill after MPs leave for winter break
OTTAWA - The Senate gave quick approval Thursday to a new round of pandemic aid after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a pre-Christmas plea to rubber-stamp the help and promised that benefits w...
Dec 16, 2021