Tag Archives: Health
Transport Canada to lift ban on cruise ships in November, months earlier than planned
OTTAWA - Canada's cruise ship ban will end in November, a few months ahead of schedule. Cruise ships haven't been allowed in Canadian waters or ports for more than a year because of COVID-19 and the b...
Jul 15, 2021
First Nations leaders welcome Quebec nurses' admission about racism in health system
MONTREAL - The recent acknowledgment by Quebec's order of nurses that systemic racism exists in the health-care system shows human values at their greatest, Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador C...
Jul 15, 2021
Atlantic provinces dispose of thousands of doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON - Provinces in Atlantic Canada have had to dispose of thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in recent weeks after demand dried up and they expired. Prince Edward Island...
Jul 15, 2021
Canada pivoting vaccine plan as supplies begin to outstrip demand: Brodie
OTTAWA - The military general overseeing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the country says Canada is moving to a "more nuanced" approach as the supply of doses is on the verge of outstripp...
Jul 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, July 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:25 p.m. Alberta is reporting 53 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The province says 107 people are in hospital d...
Jul 15, 2021
Spreading wildlife disease threatens deer, elk — and maybe humans, new research says
EDMONTON - The continuing spread of a fatal wildlife disease in Alberta and Saskatchewan has a federal agency recommending a deer cull across a wide swath of the Prairies. And soon-to-be-published res...
Jul 15, 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 15, 2021
Poor air quality values in northern Saskatchewan prompts warning
Environment Canada has issued special statements regarding the air quality in several communities throughout Saskatchewan. Numerous forest fires in the north are producing reduced visibilities in smok...
Jul 14, 2021
Province reports 18 new cases, six in Northern zones
Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 and 30 recoveries were reported today in Saskatchewan. This brings the provincial total to 49,322 cases; 48,386 recoveries and 363 cases are considered active.Of the act...
Jul 14, 2021
Black Canadians more likely to be hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines, survey suggests
OTTAWA - Black Canadian leaders say governments must do more to help overcome vaccine hesitancy in their communities. Toronto orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ato Sekyi-Otu, leader of the health-care task force...
Jul 14, 2021