Tag Archives: Health
U.S. shares vaccines, including with Canada, as Ottawa pushed to give doses to COVAX
OTTAWA - The United States unveiled details of its first global donations of COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, with plans to ship 19 million doses through the COVAX vaccine-sharing alliance and another six ...
Jun 03, 2021
'Cracks' appearing as Canadian military faces confluence of challenges: defence chief
OTTAWA - Canada's top military commander says he is starting to see "cracks" as the Canadian Armed Forces faces a confluence of challenges - many of them unprecedented - both at home and abroad. In an...
Jun 03, 2021
Identifying children's remains at B.C. residential school stalled by lack of records
VANCOUVER - A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the ...
Jun 03, 2021
Two Quebec cities most affected by pandemic have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates
MONTREAL - Two of the Quebec cities most affected by COVID-19 - Montreal and its northern suburb Laval - have among the lowest vaccination rates in the province, according to data from Quebec's public...
Jun 03, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 24.5 million people across Canada have n...
Jun 03, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 2, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 344,941 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,514...
Jun 02, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 2, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. There are 1,385,278 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,385,278 confirmed cases (29,277 activ...
Jun 02, 2021
Critics say Premier Jason Kenney dining with others flouts COVID-19 rules
EDMONTON - Photos of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and members of the United Conservative caucus dining together on a rooftop patio are drawing disapproval from critics who say the politicians flouted ...
Jun 02, 2021
Ontario, Quebec lay out pandemic plans for schools
TORONTO - Students in the two provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 should be able to experience a "normal" return to school in the fall, officials said Wednesday as other provinces and territories looked...
Jun 02, 2021
Provincial government reports 130 new cases and one death in Saskatchewan today
The province announced another 130 new cases of COVID-19 and 116 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 2. This brings the provincial total to 46,964 cases; 45,138 total recoveries and 1,285 cases conside...
Jun 02, 2021