Tag Archives: Health
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA - Canada's largest cities are asking the Trudeau government to help cover tens of millions in transit revenue shortfalls to prevent stalling of the country's economic recovery. The COVID-19 pan...
Oct 13, 2021
B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over solitary confinement
VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over solitary confinement, two years after the top courts in British Columbia and Ontarioruled there has been a v...
Oct 13, 2021
'We knew something was wrong': Iqaluit residents without drinking water
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit residents filled blue plastic jugs and bottles Wednesday in the ice-cold Sylvia Grinnell River just outside the city after they were told tap water in the Nunavut capital ma...
Oct 13, 2021
'I don't belong here': Homeless Albertans describe life in Wetaskiwin encampment
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Alvin Johnson holds on to a tarp flying in the wind as his partner tries to secure the corners of their tent with shards of wood. His weathered hands wipe tears from his eyes as he...
Oct 13, 2021
'They are trying to kill us': Alberta city at odds with homeless outreach group
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - An outreach worker and a nurse lean over an orange mesh fence to speak to a woman on the other side as tents flap in the cold wind at a homeless camp in central Alberta. Someone is...
Oct 13, 2021
Living Sky and Light of Christ staff soon required to show proof of vaccination or negative test result
Living Sky School Division and Light of Christ Catholic School Division will soon require all staff to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test result. The two school divisions ...
Oct 12, 2021
Residents told not to use Iqaluit's tap water after tests show evidence of fuel
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit has declared a local state of emergency after finding evidence of gasoline in its tap water. All Iqaluit residents are being told not to drink, boil or cook with...
Oct 12, 2021
Macron wants face-to-face meeting with Trudeau to talk security, China, climate
OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron wants face time with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - soon - and he hopes for more than passing chit-chat on the margins of upcoming summits. Kareen Rispal, Fr...
Oct 12, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination certificates with QR codes now available in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - People in Nunavut can now get proof of COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Nunavut's health department says the certificates comply with federal proof of vaccination requirements for...
Oct 12, 2021
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA - Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal government needs to close a loophole allowing the sale of second-hand products containing asbestos. Canada banned the cancer-c...
Oct 12, 2021