Tag Archives: Health
Alberta confirms country's second blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine dose
COVID-19 alarm bells sounded across the country Saturday, with Alberta confirming Canada's second rare blood clot case in a patient who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and two long-standing in...
Apr 17, 2021
Ontario walks back new pandemic police powers following widespread backlash
TORONTO - Ontario reversed course on sweeping new police powers Saturday, just one day after Premier Doug Ford announced the measures that triggered a swift and furious backlash. Officers will no long...
Apr 17, 2021
Proposed cannabis store at Emma Lake, receives green light
Wiid Boutique's plan to set up a new store at Emma Lake has cleared another hurdle.Following a public hearing Monday, the District of Lakeland Council voted 5-1 in favour of the application, which pav...
Apr 17, 2021
Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean workplace discipline: lawyers
CALGARY - Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace - including termination in t...
Apr 17, 2021
China, Russia using their COVID-19 vaccines to gain political influence
OTTAWA - China and Russia have been using their locally produced COVID-19 vaccines to grow their international soft power by giving doses to desperate countries in order to have more political influen...
Apr 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, April 16, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021. There are 1,106,062 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,106,062 confirmed cases (85,319 active...
Apr 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 320,425 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,525,7...
Apr 16, 2021
Merriman mulls options after Moderna cuts shipment; Moe says no to Ford
Saskatchewan got some good news and some bad news about COVID-19 vaccines Friday.The good news is that Canada is to receive eight million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine starting in May after the fed...
Apr 16, 2021
Band office closed until Monday for deep cleaning
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) office will remain closed until April 19. That's according to a letter to the public dated April 15 from executive director Gladys Christiansen, which states on Ap...
Apr 16, 2021
Groups offer more support across Canada for families of drug users
VANCOUVER - A support group for families of people who have fatally overdosed is expanding its services across the country to also help those whose loved ones are addicted to illicit drugs. The Albert...
Apr 16, 2021