Tag Archives: Health
Ontario tightens restrictions, gives police new powers amid dire COVID predictions
TORONTO - Ontario is extending a stay-at-home order, limiting interprovincial travel and shutting outdoor recreational facilities while giving police new powers to enforce the restrictions amid an ons...
Apr 16, 2021
Expectations high as Trudeau Liberals get ready to unveil first pandemic budget
OTTAWA - The Liberals will look to thread an economic needle with Monday's budget, while dealing with a minority Parliament where the document's defeat would topple the government. It has been more th...
Apr 16, 2021
Liberal government pressed to delay tax filing deadline from end of April
OTTAWA - The federal government is coming under pressure to extend this month's tax-filing deadline, much like it did last year during the first wave of COVID-19. The Opposition Conservatives are aski...
Apr 16, 2021
Trudeau sending help to Ontario as Pfizer vaccine supply bolstered by 8 million doses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more doses of COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon from Pfizer-BioNTech, and the federal government will deploy the Canadian Red Cross to help Ontario with their mobile...
Apr 16, 2021
Pfizer supply bolstered as Moderna cuts delivery, Ontario turns down Trudeau's help
The federal government is buying more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech as it moves to offset reduction in supply from another producer. And while it offered to help Ontario distribut...
Apr 16, 2021
Age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru and walk-in clinics 48 to 54 only
Given the rapidly changing rollout of the vaccines, Saskatchewan Health Authority is reminding the public as of today drive-thru and walk-in clinics are accepting residents aged 48 to 54 only. They're...
Apr 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 308,845 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,205...
Apr 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 15, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 15, 2021. There are 1,096,716 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,096,716 confirmed cases (83,143 acti...
Apr 15, 2021
Vaccine age lowered to 48+ starting Friday, 293 new cases and two deaths announced
The provincial government announced today the vaccine booking age will be lowered once again starting Friday morning.In an effort to continue to protect residents as quickly as possible, the eligible ...
Apr 15, 2021
Age eligibility for COVID-19 drive-thru and walk-in vaccination clinics changed to residents 51-54 years old only
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced as of 1 p.m. today that the age eligibility for COVID-19 walk-in and drive-thru vaccination clinics has changed to residents 51 to 54 years old on...
Apr 15, 2021