Tag Archives: Health
B.C. health authority issues alarm over nurse shortage in Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a severe nursing shortage in a northern city as staff face criticism from COVID-19 protesters. The Northern Health Authority...
Sep 19, 2021
Snowbird season: Canadian retirees hope for prompt COVID booster shots in U.S. south
WASHINGTON - Canadian snowbirds will be watching closely this week, suitcases at the ready and RVs full of fuel, to see if the United States finally eases the travel restrictions preventing them from ...
Sep 19, 2021
P.E.I. Green Leader says Tory premier's scolding him on COVID-19 revealed as improper
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Opposition leader says a rise in COVID-19 cases has revealed the inappropriateness of a public scolding dished out by the premier over criticisms of the governme...
Sep 18, 2021
Quebec judge refuses request for fully vaccinated jury at Montreal trial
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled a juror doesn't need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate in a Montreal fraud trial. Justice Mario Longpr wrote in ruling released ...
Sep 18, 2021
Restaurants concerned over the impact of provincial restrictions
Thursday's announcement that Saskatchewan is bringing back its mask mandate immediately, and proof of vaccinations soon, was a sobering moment for the province- especially for affected businesses like...
Sep 18, 2021
N.S. premier tells people who protested at public health doctor's home to 'grow up'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has asked people who protested proof-of-vaccination policies outside the home of the province's chief medical officer of health to consider act...
Sep 18, 2021
Majority of Quebecers support mandatory health-care worker vaccination: Leger poll
MONTREAL - More than three-quarters of Quebecers support mandatory vaccination for health-care workers, according to a new Leger poll, which also found strong support for vaccine passports across the ...
Sep 18, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic looms over final stretch of federal election campaign
OTTAWA - The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic coloured some heated political debate Saturday in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Justin Trudeau touted the importance of getting ...
Sep 18, 2021
Fortin's lawsuit over removal from vaccine post now pointless, federal lawyers argue
OTTAWA - Federal lawyers argue Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign is now moot because the job no longer exists. In a newly filed Federal...
Sep 17, 2021
Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program celebrates with week of activities
The Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) is celebrating Saskatchewan ECIP week with activities at the Natural Play Space at Centennial Park. Local ECIP executive director Colleen Sa...
Sep 17, 2021