Tag Archives: Health
Respect for personal information must underpin vaccine passports: privacy watchdogs
OTTAWA - Respect for laws and principles governing personal information must guide introduction of proof-of-vaccination certificates that could smooth the transition to post-pandemic life, Canada's pr...
May 19, 2021
Restrictions lifting as COVID infections slow; Ontario resumes non-urgent procedures
TORONTO - A slowdown in new COVID-19 infections across much of the country along with rising vaccination numbers has political and health authorities easing restrictions put in place to curb the pande...
May 19, 2021
Fired Quebec orderly says her insults toward Joyce Echaquan were meant as motivation
MONTREAL - A former Quebec orderly who was caught on video making derogatory comments about an Indigenous woman insisted she was trying to motivate the patient, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday. Th...
May 19, 2021
COVID case at WP Sandin Public High School
A COVID-19 case has been confirmed at WP Sandin Public High School in Shellbrook.Students from Grade 8 classrooms and associated staff will be self-isolating until midnight on May 28, the Saskatchewan...
May 19, 2021
Evacuation order expanded to homes in rural municipality near Saskatchewan wildfire
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The reeve of a Saskatchewan community threatened by a fast-moving wildfire says firefighters and farmers are coming together to slow down the blaze. "It's very smoky here. It's ...
May 19, 2021
U.S. border agency says COVID vax not essential; Canadians could be denied entry
TORONTO - Canadians attempting to drive across the American border solely for a COVID-19 vaccination, even with a doctor's referral, would be denied entry, the U.S. border agency said on Wednesday. Un...
May 19, 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 released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...
May 19, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, May 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 283,461 new vaccinations administered for a total of 19,088,6...
May 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, May 18, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. There are 1,338,141 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,338,141 confirmed cases (64,748 active,...
May 18, 2021
Minister asks Canadians to camp carefully in national parks as season starts
Canada's environment minister has one main bit of advice as the country's second COVID-19 summer is about to begin: Camp carefully. "We all recognize how important nature and green spaces have been to...
May 18, 2021