Tag Archives: Health
SUN adds its voice to organizations calling for change to Sask. COVID vaccine rollout
Calls for the provincial government to adjust its COVID-19 vaccine strategy are growing, with the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses adding its name to the list of those who have called for change.SUN presi...
Apr 09, 2021
Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, directo...
Apr 09, 2021
NDP convention targets inequality, as contentious planks threaten to steal spotlight
OTTAWA - Inequality took centre stage at the federal NDP policy convention Friday as thousands of New Democrats gathered online to kick off the three-day event. Party members had cast their votes to w...
Apr 09, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 259,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,251,...
Apr 08, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. There are 1,036,023 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,036,023 confirmed cases (64,291 activ...
Apr 08, 2021
'Get in there and utilize it': Humboldt's mayor happy and excited for walk-in clinic
Thursday marked the first day the walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic was open in the City of Humboldt.Mayor Michael Behiel told northeastNOW he's very happy and excited to have a walk-in clinic in his co...
Apr 08, 2021
Caucus dissent over COVID OK, breaking health rules means expulsion: Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is drawing a line in the sand for 18 of his backbenchers who are openly criticizing public-health restrictions meant to face down COVID-19. Kenney says dissent ...
Apr 08, 2021
Ottawa mulls exempting more workers from Canada-U.S. border shutdown: Garneau
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Ottawa is looking at expanding the categories of essential workers allowed to travel across the Canada-U.S. border. He told a parliamentary committe...
Apr 08, 2021
Variants of concern higher than reported, but giving precise data challenging: BCCDC
VANCOUVER - A medical director at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the number of active COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern is higher than what has been publicly reported i...
Apr 08, 2021
Province reports highest daily vaccine delivery, 205 new cases, two deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan recorded their highest daily number of vaccine deliveries to date with 10,437 doses reported on April 8. This brings the total number of vaccines administered in the pro...
Apr 08, 2021