Tag Archives: Health
Liberals, NDP pass motion to resume hybrid format in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are able to work from home again after passing a motion Thursday to resume hybrid sittings of the House of Commons. Liberals and New Democrats joined forces to pass the ...
Nov 25, 2021
Labour group says Liberals are failing workers with new 'lockdown' benefit
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal Liberals are leaving still-hurting workers out in the cold by providing a benefit few, if any, will be able to use. Bea Bruske says t...
Nov 25, 2021
Sask. doctors not fully vaccinated must tell patients: College of Physicians and Surgeons
If you're going to see a doctor outside of a hospital who isn't fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they now have to tell you that.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan is out with a n...
Nov 25, 2021
Provinces take issue with proposed federal mental health transfer
OTTAWA - Though provincial governments are clamouring for more funds to bolster their health systems in the wake of COVID-19, some are pushing back against a Liberal election promise to offer dedicate...
Nov 25, 2021
Child poverty rate in Saskatchewan third highest in country, says new report
Saskatchewan's child poverty rate is well above the Canadian average, and greater than all other provinces and territories except Manitoba and Nunavut, according to research done by the University of ...
Nov 24, 2021
Province reports 90 new cases of COVID-19; active cases below 1,000 again
There were 90 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan today, but no new deaths. In Northern Saskatchewan, the new cases were located in the Far North West (six), Far North East (four)...
Nov 24, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations for Yukon kids to start in early December: premier
WHITEHORSE - COVID-19 vaccinations for children in Yukon between the ages of five and 11 will start in early December. Premier Sandy Silver said Wednesday that being able to vaccinate kids is what the...
Nov 24, 2021
Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba children start getting COVID shots as rollout ramps up
MONTREAL - There were stickers, therapy dogs, superheroes - and yes, a few tears - as Quebec and Saskatchewan children between the ages of five and 11 began receiving COVID-19 shots at mass vaccinatio...
Nov 24, 2021
Liberals introduce bill with targeted pandemic aid for businesses, workers
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals have outlined their latest aid package for an economy recovering from COVID-19, proposing targeted support to severely affected businesses, locked-down workers, and extra...
Nov 24, 2021
Janssen COVID-19 vaccine plant in Baltimore gets Health Canada OK
OTTAWA - Health Canada has given the green light for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that contained elements produced at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, Md., to be used in Can...
Nov 24, 2021