Tag Archives: Health
Families reach $5.5-million settlement in lawsuit against Quebec long-term care home
MONTREAL - Lawyers for residents and families suing a Montreal-area long-term care home ravaged by the pandemic's first wave said Wednesday they had reached a $5.5-million settlement with the facility...
Mar 31, 2021
The flu season that never was: COVID-19 pandemic keeps other viruses at bay
OTTAWA - The 2021 flu season will go down in history as the epidemic that never was. By this time of the year, Canada has normally logged an average of more than 43,000 confirmed cases of influenza. B...
Mar 31, 2021
Quebec tightens COVID-19 rules, Ontario considers more restrictions as cases surge
TORONTO - Quebec moved to place three cities into lockdown and Ontario weighed stricter public health measures Wednesday as the two provinces hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic sought to combat a re...
Mar 31, 2021
PBO sees $363 billion deficit, warns of pitfalls from Liberals' promised stimulus
OTTAWA - The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic should send the deficit to $363.4 billion, Parliament's spending watchdog says in an outlook on federal finances just under three weeks out from ...
Mar 31, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 169,920 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,470,...
Mar 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. There are 976,598 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 976,598 confirmed cases (46,395 active, 9...
Mar 30, 2021
Shahab says COVID numbers in Moose Jaw ‘very concerning'
Dr. Saqib Shahab had a warning for Canada's Most Notorious City on Tuesday."I think Moose Jaw is on red alert," Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer said during a conference call.Moose Jaw has ...
Mar 30, 2021
Province extends public health orders to April 12
Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb as the Saskatchewan government extends health orders to April 12. After that time, the government will once again review the orders. They also recommend keeping Eas...
Mar 30, 2021
'Mystery and milieu:' Survey says Canadians have seen more UFOs during pandemic
WINNIPEG - It was a clear afternoon when a man driving down a rural road in Alberta with his son saw a pie-shaped object levitating in the sky just before the thing rotated, turned black and suddenly ...
Mar 30, 2021
Health authority expands vaccine eligibility
The Saskatchewan Healthy Authority (SHA) has once again expanded their vaccine eligibility across the province.Starting March 31 at 8 a.m., all Saskatchewan residents 60 and over and phase one health ...
Mar 30, 2021