Tag Archives: Health
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, May 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 408,034 new vaccinations administered for a total of 22,346,755...
May 27, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, May 28, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 28, 2021. There are 1,371,073 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,371,073 confirmed cases (42,104 active, ...
May 27, 2021
B.C. aims for end of summer for second vaccine shot for all, says Dr. Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she's set an end-of-summer target for everyone in the province to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced Thursda...
May 27, 2021
Calgary Stampede a calculated risk, potential example for post-COVID behaviour: mayor
EDMONTON - The Calgary Stampede, increasingly touted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney as the brass ring for defeating COVID-19, won't look like the whoop-up of years past if it goes ahead, says the cit...
May 27, 2021
Seattle Met Top Doctor title awarded to LLRIB member and USask graduate
From Saskatchewan to Seattle, Dr. Jessica Schule is making a name for herself in the field of medicine. She was recently awarded the Seattle Met Top Doctor title for 2021 from Seattle Met Magazine. In...
May 27, 2021
Expert panel recommends Liberal government end COVID-19 quarantine hotel stay
OTTAWA - Canada's requirement for air travellers to quarantine for up to three days at a hotel is an expensive, inconsistent policy that contains loopholes and should be ditched, says a new report fro...
May 27, 2021
118 new cases and six deaths reported in province today
The provincial government reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 and 216 recoveries in Saskatchewan today, bringing the provincial total to 46,163 cases; 44,031 recoveries and 1,442 cases are considered a...
May 27, 2021
'I'm frustrated, I'm scared': COVID outbreak at Pine Grove
Dina Kayseas says she is very concerned for her daughter's well being.Cherise Sutherland-Kayseas is among nine active COVID-19 inmate cases at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre, where an outbreak was...
May 27, 2021
World body says Canadian beef officially poses 'negligible risk' for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON - Canadian beef producers are finally able to turn the page on the mad cow era, the federal agriculture minister said Thursday after an international animal-health watchdog gave the industr...
May 27, 2021
White House dismisses report that U.S. wants border with Canada reopened next month
WASHINGTON - The United States has made no decisions about when or how to reopen the border with Canada, the White House said Thursday in response to reports suggesting American patience with the clos...
May 27, 2021