Tag Archives: Health
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, March 29, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday March 29, 2021. There are 971,715 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 971,715 confirmed cases (45,208 active, 903,6...
Mar 29, 2021
Restrictions imposed to curb COVID-19 in B.C. as new cases strain the system
VICTORIA - British Columbia has taken a step backwards in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the province to impose circuit breaker measures for the next three weeks to slow the rapid sp...
Mar 29, 2021
Health advocate offers advice on reducing work-from-home stress during pandemic
Raise a virtual hand if you're 'Zoomed' out, burned out and your work-life balance looks more like a jumbo jigsaw with all the pieces astray from working from home during the pandemic.A local health a...
Mar 29, 2021
Northern partnership aims to offer unique dental therapy program
A proposed health program could put a smile on the face of Indigenous populations, especially those in remote communities.The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), along with the University ...
Mar 29, 2021
Weekly online conversation and connection for Sask. youth returns this week
An online weekly conversation will serve as a means of connection and support for teens around the province.Wellness educator and youth mental health advocate Laura Lawrence hosted Teen Talk Tuesday l...
Mar 29, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one...
Mar 29, 2021
Opposition MPs express anger as Liberal House leader, not PM aide, testifies on WE
OTTAWA - A parliamentary hearing on the federal government's now-dead deal with WE Charity threatened to devolve into chaos on Monday after the Liberals sent a cabinet minister to answer questions on ...
Mar 29, 2021
National vaccine panel to recommend suspending AstraZeneca shots for under-55s
OTTAWA - Health Canada is demanding that AstraZeneca do a detailed study on the risks and benefits of its COVID-19 vaccine across multiple age groups after getting more reports that patients in Europe...
Mar 29, 2021
Total active COVID-19 cases nears 2,000 as 202 new cases and 174 recoveries reported
The total number of active COVID-19 cases is nearly at 2,000 across the province for the first time since Nov. 17, 2020 when cases climbed to 4,763 before beginning its downward decent.As of March 29,...
Mar 29, 2021
Saskatchewan Government urges vaccinations through ad campaign
'Stick it to Covid' is the message coming today from the provincial government in a new advertisement campaign aimed at what the Premier called 'looking after one another.' Meanwhile, there continues ...
Mar 29, 2021