Tag Archives: Health
Staff shortage amid B.C.'s deadliest COVID-19 care home outbreak: report
VANCOUVER - An inspection of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak found staffing levels were low and cleaning was inadequate as the virus spread th...
Apr 01, 2021
Five million Canadians now have at least one dose, as vaccine rollout gathers steam
OTTAWA - Canada hit a new daily record and passed a new milestone for vaccinations this week but will need to up its game to get a single dose to every eligible person by Canada Day. It's doable on pa...
Apr 01, 2021
Supreme Court to look at requirements for pursuing public interest cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide the question of whether a judge should hear a matter of public interest even if there are no individual plaintiffs. The top court's decision to he...
Apr 01, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, April 1
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:10 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 832 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says ...
Apr 01, 2021
By appointment only vaccination clinic opens today at Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre
Update: As of early Thursday morning, paNOW was told all available appointments have already been booked.-- Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is opening its Covid-19 vaccination clinic today in partn...
Apr 01, 2021
Stay-at-home order needed to control third wave, Ontario science advisers say
TORONTO - The latest COVID-19 modelling in Ontario shows a stay-at-home order is necessary to control the third wave of the pandemic, which is being driven by the more deadly and contagious variants o...
Apr 01, 2021
What we know about J&J's single-dose vaccine, set to arrive at the end of April
Canada will soon add another COVID-19 vaccine to its supply, with procurement minister Anita Anand announcing this week that initial shipments of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose jab are to arrive ...
Apr 01, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 218,596 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,68...
Mar 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. There are 982,116 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 982,116 confirmed cases (47,864 active,...
Mar 31, 2021
Trudeau pushes back against Premier Ford's criticism of federal vaccine procurement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against Ontario Premier Doug Ford's accusation that the federal government's procurement of COVID-19 vaccines is a joke. Trudeau took a poke at F...
Mar 31, 2021