Tag Archives: Health
The Money: Today's veterans fighting Ottawa for equality with previous generations
OTTAWA - When his son was nearly killed by an anti-personnel mine in Afghanistan in 2010, Jim Scott had no idea he was about to embark on a multi-year legal battle with the federal government on behal...
Nov 09, 2021
Yukon to introduce proof-of-vaccination in response to rising COVID-19 cases
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has declared a state of emergency and announced a series of public health rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, including a proof-of-vaccination requirement ...
Nov 08, 2021
Deja doc: Calgary surgeon saves 2 men with CPR, then performs their heart operations
CALGARY - Dr. Corey Adams should perhaps buy himself a superhero costume. Adams, a cardiac surgeon at the University of Calgary's Libin Cardiovascular Institute, has saved two men in the past 18 month...
Nov 08, 2021
Prince Albert Chamber offers drive-thru option for rapid test pick-up
Anyone in need of a COVID-19 rapid test kit can literally drive by the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce building this week.A drive-thru pick up option is being offered Tuesday and Wednes...
Nov 08, 2021
One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 reported today, 20 in Northern regions
One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government.Sixty-two of the cases identified are among unvaccinated individuals with 29 among children between the ages of 0-11....
Nov 08, 2021
Lack of demographic data leaving potential gaps in COVID-19 vaccine policy
OTTAWA - A dearth of data about who is getting COVID-19 vaccines and who is not could be causing people of certain races or socio-economic backgrounds to fall through the cracks, according to several ...
Nov 08, 2021
More than 19K Canadian lives ended than if pandemic never happened: Stats Can
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says more than 19,000 Canadians lost their lives during COVID-19 than would have been expected had the pandemic never happened. The report highlights the deadly toll COVID-1...
Nov 08, 2021
Erin O'Toole says COVID-19 vaccine comments by Tory MPs Gladu, Lewis are not helpful
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole sayscomments about COVID-19 vaccines by some members of his caucus are not helpful and are spreading uncertainty about immunization, but he will deal with those issues privately ...
Nov 08, 2021
Quebec seniors minister ill, won't appear at inquest into COVID long-term care deaths
MONTREAL - Quebec's seniors minister will not appear before a coroner's inquest investigating deaths in the long-term care system during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marguerite Blais is on...
Nov 08, 2021
Fully vaccinated Canadians jam land border as U.S. finally eases travel restrictions
WASHINGTON - Anticipation turned to elation Monday as fully vaccinated Canadians visited loved ones, vacation properties and popular American shopping haunts after the United States finally eased sout...
Nov 08, 2021