Tag Archives: Health
Canadian Blood Services to soon recommend end to ban on gay men donating blood
OTTAWA - An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood - promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 - is set to be recommended within weeks in favour of new screening criteria b...
Nov 16, 2021
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The Ministry of the Attorney ...
Nov 15, 2021
Make-A-Wish brings dream playground to St. Brieux
With the support of Make-A-Wish, a St.Brieux family now has their dream accessible playground.On Oct. 23 a dream came true for the Kwiatkowski family with a little magic from the St. Brieux Kin Club a...
Nov 15, 2021
Province reports 97 new cases of COVID-19, 25 in north, two deaths
The province is reporting another 97 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 15, 56 of which are in unvaccinated individuals.The new cases in Northern Saskatchewan today are located in the North West ...
Nov 15, 2021
Quebec coroner concerned about lack of COVID-19 preparation in long-term care homes
QUEBEC - The coroner investigating COVID-19 deaths in Quebec's long-term care homes said Monday she was troubled by the fact officials knew there were risks to the care homes but failed to protect the...
Nov 15, 2021
Quebec judge refuses injunction against abandoned vaccine mandate for health workers
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge on Monday rejected a request for injunction against the province's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers, nearly two weeks after the government susp...
Nov 15, 2021
Justin, take the wheel: experts tell Canada to show tough love at White House
WASHINGTON - The federal Liberal government was lulled into a false sense of security by the results of last year's U.S. election, say business leaders who want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a...
Nov 15, 2021
Unvaccinated federal employees not granted exemptions to be put on unpaid leave today
OTTAWA - Employees in the core federal public sector who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were to be put on unpaid leave Monday, unless they were already granted an accommodation. The p...
Nov 15, 2021
Doctors lament overnight closure of Montreal hospital ER, dig into pockets to end it
MONTREAL - Dr. Fahimy Saoud spent a recent shift in a west-Montreal emergency room idly sitting and waiting for patients she knew would never come. The urgent care area of the Lachine Hospital, where ...
Nov 15, 2021
Active COVID cases fall sharply in Air Ronge, La Ronge, LLRIB communities
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Air Ronge, La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Indian Band communities has fallen sharply from one month ago. As of Nov. 10, there was only one active case on-reserve and ...
Nov 12, 2021