Tag Archives: Health
Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON - Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be allowed into Canada as of Aug. 9, joined by the rest of the world Sept. 7, federal officials announced Monday as the country...
Jul 19, 2021
Trust and relationships key to overcoming vaccine hesitancy, says doctor
Second doses of COVID-19 vaccine have outpaced first doses for more than a month, a trend that has troubled public health experts as the province re-opens with only 61.83 per cent of its total populat...
Jul 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:15 p.m. Yukon is reporting 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Friday. Fourteen of the cases are in Whitehorse, four are ...
Jul 19, 2021
Canada set to receive 7.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive about 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, as it adjusts its distribution strategy amid waning vaccination rates and substantial su...
Jul 19, 2021
Black public servant files complaint over alleged 'slaves' comment in the workplace
OTTAWA - Monica Agard says she was chatting with a colleague about her workload and looming deadlines when a supervisor passing by cut into their conversation. "We should go back to the good old days ...
Jul 19, 2021
Harvard student, Queen's prof, collaborating to rapidly identify Lyme-infected ticks
OTTAWA - Harvard University microbiology student Indumathi Prakash was just seven years old when a tick bite near her home in Massachusetts gave her Lyme disease and left her to spend most of her chil...
Jul 18, 2021
Smoke from wildfires thickens in Northwest region
Air quality warnings are in effect for communities in Saskatchewan on Friday as the wildfires in the north rage on.The Battlefords, Meadow Lake, Lloydminster and others are all experiencing heavy smok...
Jul 17, 2021
'We're back': Montreal festival promoters happy to return but looking to next year
MONTREAL - In downtown Montreal, it's festival season. In the city's entertainment district, a musical act was conducting a sound check on stage Friday evening - the second day of the French-language ...
Jul 17, 2021
BoC's Macklem: early lessons to be learned from navigating pandemic's economic impact
OTTAWA - Whenever Tiff Macklem needs a break, he jumps on the exercise bicycle he bought during the pandemic and does a hard workout to clear his mind. The bike has helped the Bank of Canada governor ...
Jul 17, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 17, 2021