Tag Archives: Health
Trudeau to attend G7 Leaders' Summit in the United Kingdom next week in person
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will attend in person the G7 Leaders' Summit from June 11 to 13 and the NATO Summit on June 14 followed by the Canada-European Union Summit in B...
Jun 02, 2021
Heatwave hits Saskatchewan
The recent weather fluctuations continue to demonstrate the resilience of Saskatchewan residents.After seeing wildfires, below temperatures, and frost over the past three weeks, heat warnings now cove...
Jun 02, 2021
Climate change health costs to top $100B by mid-century: report
Climate change is likely to add more than $100 billion a year to Canada's health-care costs by mid-century, says a report by a federally funded research group. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choic...
Jun 02, 2021
Majority of Conservative MPs vote in favour of defeated sex-selective abortion bill
OTTAWA - A majority of Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's caucus voted Wednesday in support of a bill that sought to restrict certain abortions even as he voted it down, saying he respects a woman's r...
Jun 02, 2021
Victims of military sexual trauma turned away from peer-support programs: ombudsman
OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombudsman is adding her voice to long-standing calls for the federal government to create a dedicated peer-support program for those who have experienced sexual trauma while...
Jun 02, 2021
As Joyce Echaquan coroner's inquiry closes, community marches in her memory
TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Hundreds of people gathered outside the courthouse where the coroner's inquest into the death of Joyce Echaquan ended Wednesday, hopeful that her death leads to concrete changes ...
Jun 02, 2021
Canada doubles dollars to COVAX, but no sign of donating doses yet
OTTAWA - Canada is doubling its direct cash commitment to help buy COVID-19 vaccines for the global sharing program known as COVAX but isn't sending any actual doses this month despite a desperate ple...
Jun 02, 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 million people across Canada have now...
Jun 02, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 307,826 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,169,1...
Jun 01, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. There are 1,383,214 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,383,214 confirmed cases (31,164 active,...
Jun 01, 2021