Tag Archives: Health
Saskatchewan vaccine rollout ‘hitting a wall’: Epidemiologist
A Saskatchewan epidemiologist studying COVID-19 trends is calling Saskatchewan's slowing vaccination numbers unsurprising.With up to 25 per cent of the population representing people who are either he...
Jun 10, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear bid to challenge thalidomide settlement
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to challenge approval of a settlement agreement for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. The Federal Court approv...
Jun 10, 2021
New York congressman says Biden, Trudeau to talk plan for Canada-U.S. border at G7
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss plans to reopen the Canada-U.S. border when they meet on the margins of the G7 summit, a New York congressman said Thurs...
Jun 10, 2021
Canada's opinions of U.S. markedly higher with Biden in White House, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadians have a far more positive view of the United States and its place in the world now that Joe Biden is president, a new poll suggests - the polar opposite of how they felt at the e...
Jun 10, 2021
Trudeau lands in England for G7 summit as leaders pressed to share COVID-19 vaccines
CORNWALL, ENGLAND - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in England on Thursday ahead of a three-day summit with fellow G7 leaders amid growing pressure on Canada to share COVID-19 vaccines with low-i...
Jun 10, 2021
National group concerned about provincial reopening plans in light of COVID variant
Some provinces hit hard by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic have moved toward shedding more public health restrictions, but a national group is calling for those governments to slow their plans...
Jun 10, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 401,276 new vaccinations administered for a total of 27,244...
Jun 09, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. There are 1,396,798 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,396,798 confirmed cases (20,377 activ...
Jun 09, 2021
B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Health Canada requi...
Jun 09, 2021
Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases
YELLOWKNIFE - All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening...
Jun 09, 2021