Tag Archives: Health
Dix says Omicron variant upending holiday plans, health restrictions being considered
VICTORIA - Dramatically rising case counts of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Ontario, Quebec and around the world has British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix warning about a "time to exercise cau...
Dec 15, 2021
Conservative MPs free to travel internationally, Liberal, NDP MPs must stay home
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs will be free to travel internationally over the holidays while their Liberal and NDP counterparts have been told to stay home. Politicians jet-setting to different vacation d...
Dec 15, 2021
Province reports 62 new cases of COVID-19, currently 538 active
The province is reporting 62 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today, half of which are among people who are unvaccinated.Twenty-one new cases have been identified in northern Saskatchew...
Dec 15, 2021
Therapist offers advice on maintaining mental health during the holidays
The upcoming holidays have joyous affect on some people, but for others it is a time where they struggle with mental health the most."I basically see the holidays as amplifying our attention to the th...
Dec 15, 2021
Blood service recommends Health Canada end gay blood donation ban
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services on Wednesday recommended an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donating blood in a submission to Health Canada. It submitted a proposal, backed by research, sug...
Dec 15, 2021
'Now is not the time to travel,' Duclos says as Canada warns against trips abroad
OTTAWA - The federal government is now warning Canadians against all non-essential international travel in the face of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19. "To those who were planning to...
Dec 15, 2021
Canadian Press newsmakers of the year since 1946
Children who didn't come home from residential schools have been chosen as the 2021 newsmaker of the year in a survey by The Canadian Press. Here is a list of past newsmakers as chosen in an annual po...
Dec 15, 2021
Military members challenge vaccine requirement in Federal Court
OTTAWA - The Federal Court heard arguments Wednesday from four Canadian Armed Forces members facing disciplinary action for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief of the defence staff Gen....
Dec 15, 2021
Ottawa advises against international travel as provinces prepare to fight Omicron
The federal government on Wednesday advised Canadians against non-essential international travel in an effort to protect against the Omicron variant, while Ontario and Quebec announced thousands of ne...
Dec 15, 2021
Omicron rapid spread prompts Liberals to limit number of MPs in Commons
OTTAWA - The lightning spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant is prompting federal politicians to reconsider the wisdom of having several hundred MPs crammed together in the House of Commons. Governme...
Dec 14, 2021