Tag Archives: Health
More ICU transfers from Sask. to Ontario planned for next week, SPSA says
By the end of the weekend, there will be nine critically ill Saskatchewan patients in Ontario hospitals, according to the president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA).And President Marlo ...
Oct 22, 2021
Sen. Forest-Niesing hospitalized despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19
OTTAWA - Sen. Jose Forest-Niesing is in hospital after contracting COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Her office says the 56-year-old Sudbury senator is no longer in intensive care and is hopef...
Oct 22, 2021
COVID exposure reported at ANAVETS Club
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning residents about an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Prince Albert.The SHA said a person or persons infected were at the ANAVETS Club on Oct....
Oct 22, 2021
Maj.-Gen. Fortin appeals judge's ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is challenging a Federal Court judge's ruling that struck down his request for reinstatement as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. The senior milit...
Oct 22, 2021
Three-hundred new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths reported today by provincial government
The province announced 300 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today with 225 cases among unvaccinated individuals and 99 among children between the ages of 0-11.Twelve new deaths were also reported today...
Oct 22, 2021
Privacy czar probing complaints about federal public service vaccination requirement
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is investigating "a number of complaints" about the government's COVID-19 vaccination requirement for public servants. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said i...
Oct 22, 2021
Canada approves Nunavut's request for military help with Iqaluit's water emergency
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The federal government is sending the Canadian Armed Forces to help with the water emergency in Nunavut's capital, and the work may include setting up a mobile water treatment plant...
Oct 22, 2021
Canada considers what to do with millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses
OTTAWA - Canada must decide what to do with millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses now that officials have confirmed they won't be needed to vaccinate children. Roughly 6.6 million doses have been ...
Oct 22, 2021
Not the time to 'freely go wherever,' says Tam as non-essential travel advisory lifts
OTTAWA - Canadians should carefully weigh any future decisions on taking foreign trips even though the federal government has lifted a global advisory asking them to avoid non-essential travel, health...
Oct 22, 2021
Quebec is relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, but dance floors remain empty
MONTREAL - For Montreal DJ Marc-Andr Patry, there's no point performing if people can't dance. "I wouldn't go to the museum for an exhibition and look at a piece of art on the wall if it was 80 per ce...
Oct 22, 2021