Tag Archives: Health

LSSD reports three COVID-19 cases in rural schools
Living Sky School Division reported cases of COVID-19 at three different schools in the region last week.The first case was from Macklin School on April 16, the second was in Hafford Central School on...
Apr 26, 2021

Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson & Johnson shots
OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & John...
Apr 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, April 25 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday April 25, 2021. There are 1,178,986 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,178,986 confirmed cases (86,229 active, 1...
Apr 25, 2021

7,451 new COVID-19 doses, 249 new cases, two deaths
An additional 7,451 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 399,745. The 7,451 doses of COVID-19 vaccine report...
Apr 25, 2021

Animals at risk as B.C. falls behind in educating veterinarians: society
VANCOUVER - A shortage of veterinarians in British Columbia threatens food security and is responsible for animals suffering and dying, according the group that speaks for animal doctors in the provin...
Apr 25, 2021

Pilot training, spare part shortages among challenges military facing from COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's military pilots are in danger of losing their edge as COVID-19-related restrictions curtail their ability to train at home and abroad, according to a senior Royal Canadian Air Force ...
Apr 25, 2021

COVID-19 cases spike in Nova Scotia, while other hot spots show signs of improvement
Nova Scotia hit a new single-day record number for COVID-19 cases on Sunday, even as there were hints that Canada's two biggest provinces were making fragile progress in the fight against the pandemic...
Apr 25, 2021

Future nurses, doctors want lessons from pandemic to create better health-care system
Sang Hee Baek started nursing school at the University of Toronto last fall as the second wave of the pandemic was putting health-care staff in parts of the country through an endurance test, making h...
Apr 25, 2021

Families upset with lack of information about mystery New Brunswick brain illness
FREDERICTON - Families who fear their loved ones are afflicted with a mysterious neurological syndrome in New Brunswick say they're losing patience waiting for information from the health officials wh...
Apr 25, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared at LeRoy School
LeRoy School students will continue learning from home until May 5 after the Horizon School Division was made aware of an additional COVID-19 diagnosis at the school Friday.Students at the school have...
Apr 24, 2021