Tag Archives: Health
QuickList: Quebec coroner's recommendations regarding death of Joyce Echaquan
Coroner Ghane Kamel investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan and issued several recommendations after finding that her death was accidental but preventable. Kamel concluded that the racism and prejudi...
Oct 05, 2021
How to protect your lungs from wildfire smoke
With Saskatchewan residents facing decreased air quality due to wildfire smoke, two respiratory educators have shared some tips on how to stay safe. Jill Hubick and Jaimie Peters are both registered n...
Oct 05, 2021
QuickQuotes: Comments on Quebec coroner's report into the death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner on Tuesday discussed her report into the death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Indigenous mother of seven who filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly wer...
Oct 05, 2021
Poor air quality, dry conditions in Northwest region
After a summer filled with wildfires, western Saskatchewan still hasn't seen the last of those conditions.Air quality warnings are in place for much of the province, as wildfires from the Hudson Bay r...
Oct 05, 2021
Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec
OTTAWA - Even federal employees who work from home will have to be vaccinated to keep their jobs if the government's draft mandatory-vaccine policy stands, according to one union executive. Stphane Au...
Oct 05, 2021
Government reports 242 new cases of COVID-19, 10 deaths in the province
The provincial government reported 242 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 new deaths of COVID-19 patients Tuesday.Among those new cases, 194 were unvaccinated individuals and 40 were among the 0-1...
Oct 05, 2021
B.C.'s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and those who are older, says an independent int...
Oct 05, 2021
Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19
VICTORIA - Social workers, sheriffs and administrative assistants are among an estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia who will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk l...
Oct 05, 2021
Gasoline sales plunge to lowest level in 20 years during first year of pandemic
OTTAWA - Pandemic lockdowns that left Canadian cars sitting idle in driveways and garages for weeks on end last year pushed gasoline use to its lowest level in two decades. But environmental experts s...
Oct 05, 2021
'Circuit-breaker' measures imposed to stop COVID-19 surge in New Brunswick
HALIFAX - The New Brunswick government is imposing a series of tough health-protection measures - including gathering limits during the Thanksgiving holiday - to stop a surge in COVID-19 cases that is...
Oct 05, 2021