Tag Archives: Health
Number of active COVID-19 cases drop below 1,000 for first time since November
With only 57 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 recoveries to report in the province today, active case numbers have dropped below 1,000 cases for the first time since Nov. 7, 2020.Total case numbers in th...
Jun 09, 2021
‘Complacency’: Shahab, Merriman pushing for vaccinations as first doses lag
The number of people getting their first COVID-19 shot is slowing in Saskatchewan.Over the past nine days, second COVID doses have outpaced first doses each day, often by many thousands. And where fir...
Jun 09, 2021
Vaccine lottery: Manitobans eligible for cash, scholarships if they get a COVID shot
WINNIPEG - Manitobans who get a COVID-19 vaccine could also get a six-figure cash injection in their wallets. The provincial government is offering $100,000 prizes and $25,000 scholarships in an effor...
Jun 09, 2021
COVID, commerce, climate, conflict: PM Trudeau enters G7 summit like no other
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will on Friday begin to meet with counterparts from the world's most powerful democracies at the G7 Leaders' Summit to discuss overcoming COVID-19 and its econom...
Jun 09, 2021
Travel quarantine rules set to ease for fully vaxed Canadians, permanent residents
TORONTO - Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on return to Canada, the government announced W...
Jun 09, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,0...
Jun 08, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. There are 1,395,410 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,395,410 confirmed cases (21,539 active,...
Jun 08, 2021
Fifth day in a row for double digit daily COVID-19 cases
With 90 new cases of COVID-19 and another 177 recoveries reported in the province on June 8, the number of active cases in Saskatchewan has dropped to 1,053. This is the fifth day in a row that new ca...
Jun 08, 2021
Pandemics, climate change among new threats that demand security revamp: PM's adviser
OTTAWA - The prime minister's intelligence adviser is calling for an expanded definition of national security in an era of global pandemics, climate change and cyberthreats. In a speech sponsored by t...
Jun 08, 2021
Health Canada regulates UV, ozone devices it says could pose risk to people
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says most companies selling UV wands and lights promising to kill viruses will now have to apply to have their products approved by Health Canada and stop claiming...
Jun 08, 2021