Tag Archives: Health
Owners of care home didn't co-operate with health authority, Quebec inquest hears
MONTREAL - The former owners of a long-term care home where dozens of people died of COVID-19 early in the pandemic refused to fully co-operate with the local health authorities and threatened not to ...
Sep 07, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor says vaccine card could help move beyond COVID-19 disruption
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province's vaccination card will keep the province's economy running after an "unacceptable surge" in cases, mostly among those who are unvaccinated. Joh...
Sep 07, 2021
Feds ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals
WASHINGTON - The federal government welcomed fully vaccinated foreign nationals back to Canadian soil Tuesday as frustrated families on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border urged Congress to find out ...
Sep 07, 2021
Over 300 new daily COVID cases in the province for fourth consecutive day
The provincial government is confirming another 393 new cases of COVID-19 Monday.This includes 208 new cases in the northern zones: Far North West (25), Far North East (23), North West (65), North Cen...
Sep 06, 2021
Canada, U.S. got smart about border 20 years ago, but not smart enough, say critics
WASHINGTON - The frontier between Canada and the United States used to be known as the world's longest "undefended" border - a misnomer that largely vanished in the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001. Other myth...
Sep 04, 2021
Business owners, police group call for clarity on B.C. vaccine card program
VANCOUVER - Business owners and law enforcement are asking for more support as British Columbia gears up to implement a COVID-19 vaccine card system in mid-September. As of Sept. 13, residents will ne...
Sep 04, 2021
Alberta announces $100 gift card incentive to get holdouts vaccinated as cases surge
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is offering $100 to Albertans who aren't vaccinated to try to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have agai...
Sep 03, 2021
Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month, Tam says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant. "This is a cr...
Sep 03, 2021
Fortin's lawyers fight bid to toss his lawsuit
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are fighting a federal attempt to quash their client's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. In a newly filed Federal Cou...
Sep 03, 2021
P.A. bank to re-open next week after COVID case
The Scotiabank branch on 15th Street East in Prince Albert will remain closed until after the long weekend.It has been shut since an individual tested positive for COVID-19.A corporate spokesperson to...
Sep 03, 2021