Tag Archives: Health
Vaccinated youth in Nunavut community to receive $100 gift card
ARVIAT, Nunavut - Youth in a community that had Nunavut's biggest outbreak of COVID-19 will each get a $100 gift card if they get a jab this weekend. Anyone aged 12 to 17 in Arviat can get a dose of t...
Jun 18, 2021
Prince Albert MHO responds to COVID conspiracy theories and why more people need to get vaccinated
Prince Albert's local medical health officer is pleading for more people to roll up their sleeves, not only for their own safety but also their community.According to Thursday's numbers from the Saska...
Jun 18, 2021
Vaccine deliveries enough to fully vaccinate all eligible Canadians by end of July
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise of a two-dose fall is looking a lot more like it will become a two-dose August. Trudeau says Canada is on track now to have a total of 68 million doses...
Jun 18, 2021
Lakeland Ford getting in the game for kids at Victoria Hospital
Kids visiting the Victoria Hospital's pediatrics ward will have a chance for some playtime during their stay thanks to Lakeland Ford.The local dealership made a donation of two self contained gaming s...
Jun 18, 2021
'No more limits': Alberta to lift all remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta will become the first province or territory to remove all COVID-19 restrictions when it lifts its remaining public health measures on July 1. Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday t...
Jun 18, 2021
Restrictions at U.S. border to remain in place until end of July, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will remain in place for at least another month to prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday while acknowledgi...
Jun 18, 2021
NACI advice to mix vaccines gets varied reaction from AstraZeneca double-dosers
When Gwenny Farrell booked her second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on the first day it became available, she said she believed she was doing the right thing. The resident of White R...
Jun 18, 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...
Jun 18, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, June 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 490,061 new vaccinations administered for a total of 30,867,92...
Jun 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, June 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, June 18, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,406,253 confirmed cas...
Jun 17, 2021