Tag Archives: Health
COVID update: 113 new cases, 174 recoveries and one death reported in province
The provincial government is reporting 113 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today. This brings the provincial total to 46,748 cases; 44,841 total recoveries and 1,368 cases are considered active....
May 31, 2021
Mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities say they pushed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for a timeline on when the Liberals want to meet their goal of ending chronic homelessness in the coun...
May 31, 2021
AstraZeneca expiry change based on science but communication is key: experts
OTTAWA - Many immunologists and infectious disease experts are rushing to convince Canadians that extending the expiration date on some Oxford-AstraZeneca doses is a normal and scientifically sound de...
May 31, 2021
Canada won't rush reopening border with United States, Trudeau says
MONTREAL - Canada won't be rushed into reopening its border with the United States to non-essential travel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as new COVID-19 case counts continued to drop in m...
May 31, 2021
Echaquan inquiry: reform needed to reduce Indigenous patients' fear of health system
MONTREAL - Indigenous patients are afraid of seeking care due to systemic racism and the poor treatment they encounter in Quebec's health network, a witness said Monday at the coroner's inquiry into t...
May 31, 2021
Just one LSSD case of COVID-19
Living Sky School Division reported just one case of COVID-19 within the division this week.The case was reported out of Connaught Elementary School in North Battleford. Per protocol, LSSD is working ...
May 31, 2021
Iqaluit to ease public health restrictions Thursday, Pfizer doses coming for teens
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit will start easing public health restrictions on Thursday as the city continues to recover from a COVID-19 outbreak. Schools will reopen that day for part-time in-class learn...
May 31, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 31, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:50 p.m. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says it's "unfortunate" that a dozen youth recently received the wrong COVI...
May 31, 2021
Canada to receive 2.9M vaccine doses this week as Pfizer-BioNTech increase deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive 2.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks in large part to an increase in planned deliveries from Pfizer and BioNTech. The two pharmaceutical companies had ...
May 31, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on May 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday May 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 315,187 new vaccinations administered for a total of 23,471,446 ...
May 30, 2021