Tag Archives: Health
N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario on Tuesday to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hospital...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. plans to share AstraZeneca stockpile based on urgent need, pending FDA clearance
WASHINGTON - The White House is making plans to share as many as 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 10 million in the coming weeks - but exactly where they will go remains to be seen. The...
Apr 26, 2021
'Lost for words:' Grief, anger, generosity after COVID-19 kills of Ontario girl, 13
TORONTO - A 13-year-old girl's death from COVID-19 at her home in Brampton, Ont., while her mother lay in hospital with the disease sparked an outpouring of grief, anger and community generosity on Mo...
Apr 26, 2021
Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada
OTTAWA - The leaders of the federal Conservatives and NDP say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, while the Liberal government has yet to announce an...
Apr 26, 2021
Health officials warn of Hantavirus during spring cleaning
It's a rare illness, but a potentially fatal one.As the weather warms up, the Ministry of Health is issuing a reminder to take precautions against Hantavirus. Exposure usually happens when cleaning up...
Apr 26, 2021
Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom, but the territory's chief public health officer says following strict public-he...
Apr 26, 2021
Federal Court judge dismisses bid to halt hotel quarantines
OTTAWA - A group of air travellers has lost a Federal Court bid for an interim injunction to prohibit hotel quarantines for returning passengers. Justice William Pentney said in a written ruling that ...
Apr 26, 2021
Added restrictions coming to some provinces as Ontario requests military aid
The Ontario government has asked for military relief to help handle a rising COVID-19 crisis in its hospitals as several other provinces tightened health restrictions Monday to avoid a similar fate. A...
Apr 26, 2021
COVID-19 case identified at Wesmor
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has confirmed a case of COVID in Wesmor Public High School in Prince Albert.One classroom and the associated staff will be self-isolating until May 7 and one classroo...
Apr 26, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 26, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 3:55 p.m. Saskatchewan is reporting 245 new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say one person who is in their 60s from th...
Apr 26, 2021