Tag Archives: Health
‘I’ve never seen anything like this ever,’ says head of Regina ICU
COVID-19 is sending more patients to the Regina intensive care unit than it can handle.The numbers are stunning to Dr. Jeffrey Betcher, head of critical care, who says occupancy hit 150 per cent last ...
Apr 28, 2021
Quebec says coercive strategy working to increase vaccination among health workers
MONTREAL - Quebec's coercive strategy to get more health-care workers vaccinated is concerning some health experts and union officials, who say the government should focus more on carrots than on stic...
Apr 28, 2021
Doctors, Ryan Reynolds and other celebs team up to tackle vaccine hesitancy
CALGARY - Doctors and other front-line professionals, backed by Canadian celebrities, have banded together to get accurate vaccine information to those most at risk of contracting COVID-19. The This I...
Apr 28, 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. The military commander handling l...
Apr 28, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 256,320 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,564...
Apr 27, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. There are 1,194,989 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,194,989 confirmed cases (84,313 activ...
Apr 27, 2021
COVID-19 variants of concern increasing steadily across the North
As of Tuesday, April 27, the total number of identified COVID-19 cases infected with a variant of concern (VoC) in northern zones was 367. Just a week ago, that number sat at 196. That's a major cause...
Apr 27, 2021
Province to lower vaccine eligibility age throughout the week
The Saskatchewan government has announced incremental changes to vaccine ages this week beginning on Wednesday, April 28.The eligible age ranges for booking COVID-19 vaccinations will include individu...
Apr 27, 2021
Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers
TORONTO - Ontario should work directly with employers to bring in a paid sick-leave program, the prime minister said Tuesday as the province made clear it wanted to top up an existing federal benefit ...
Apr 27, 2021
Government reports 224 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths in the province
The Saskatchewan government is reporting 224 new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of April 27 bringing the provincial total to 40,401 cases; 37,401 total recoveries and 2,518 cases considered acti...
Apr 27, 2021