Tag Archives: Health

Kamloops chief says report on residential school remains discovery due at end of June
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A report that details the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops residential school has been delayed slightly but is expected to be co...
Jun 16, 2021

No oxygen concentrators or water on Quebec home's makeshift COVID ward, inquest hears
MONTREAL - A makeshift quarantine zone set up at a Quebec long-term care home where more than 100 residents died was not sufficiently equipped to care for patients, the assistant head nurse told a cor...
Jun 16, 2021

Province reports 74 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths
The province reported 74 new cases of COVID-19 and 76 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 16, bringing the provincial total to 48,125 cases; 46,837 total recoveries, and 726 cases considered active. Th...
Jun 16, 2021

Vancouver couple pleads guilty to breaking Yukon COVID rules, travelling for vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A husband and wife who flew to a remote Yukon community to receive early doses of COVID-19 vaccine in January were "cavalier" and "thoughtless," a judge said after the couple pleaded guil...
Jun 16, 2021

'Alarming situation' but help slow in coming for struggling Kashechewan, chief says
TORONTO - Help for the struggling James Bay community of Kashechewan has been slow in coming, as COVID-19 infections surge through overcrowded homes and isolation facilities remain non-existent, Chief...
Jun 16, 2021

Trudeau can check out of quarantine hotel after overnight stay from Europe trip
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being allowed to check out from his quarantine hotel roughly 12 hours after checking in. Trudeau's office says he received his negative COVID-19 test Wednesda...
Jun 16, 2021

Times added to COVID-19 drive-thru, walk-in clinics
Drive-thru and Walk-in vaccination clinics for COVID-19 have added availability in northwest Saskatchewan this week, as the Government of Saskatchewan pushes to reach its percentage goals for the Reop...
Jun 16, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 446,839 new vaccinations administered for a total of 29,901,...
Jun 15, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. There are 1,404,093 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,404,093 confirmed cases (14,923 active...
Jun 15, 2021

Trudeau, Canadian delegation check-in to quarantine hotel after overseas trip
OTTAWA - Canada's prime minister has checked in at the final stop from his trip overseas. Trudeau and the rest of the Canadian delegation who travelled to the United Kingdom and Belgium checked in at ...
Jun 15, 2021