Tag Archives: Health
B.C. pledges to introduce permanent paid sick leave program in January
VICTORIA - Workers affected by COVID-19 in British Columbia will qualify for up to three days of paid sick leave under proposed legislation that Premier John Horgan says will plug holes in a federal p...
May 11, 2021
Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...
May 11, 2021
Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...
May 11, 2021
Coalition says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal, demands redo
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling on the federal government and the City of Vancouver to halt the march toward possible drug decriminalization in the city, saying the process excludes users and demands a...
May 11, 2021
Vaccine confidence in Canada holds steady despite AstraZeneca safety concerns: poll
OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests ...
May 11, 2021
B.C. doctors could face penalty for veering from COVID-19 health guidelines: college
VANCOUVER - Doctors in British Columbia could face investigation or penalties from their regulatory body if they contradict public health orders or guidance about COVID-19, the College of Physicians a...
May 11, 2021
More tickets expected to be handed out after Sunday’s rally against public health measures
Saskatoon police say they have handed out 18 tickets to people who attended a so-called "freedom rally" in Kiwanis Memorial Park on Sunday.Police say upon attending the rally, public health officials ...
May 11, 2021
LSSD reports two COVID-19 cases
Living Sky School Division reported two cases of COVID-19 within two schools in North Battleford last week.The first was found at North Battleford Comprehensive School, the second was out of McKitrick...
May 11, 2021
Concerns raised at Melfort council regarding basketball nets being removed, COVID-19 restrictions
Concerns were raised at Melfort's Regular Council Meeting on Monday, May 10 by citizens regarding the basketball nets being taken off the cities courts.The nets were removed after incidents of games b...
May 11, 2021
Alberta to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot as supply dwindles
OTTAWA - Alberta says it won't give out more first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being.A spokesman for the provincial health department says the decision was made because there ...
May 11, 2021