Tag Archives: Health
Vaccine eligibility expanded to include remaining phase one healthcare staff
All remaining phase one healthcare workers will soon be eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments.Starting March 16 at 8 a.m., healthcare workers part of the phase one high risk group that ...
Mar 15, 2021
Two Quebec nurses suspended after allegedly mocking death of Indigenous woman
MONTREAL - Two Quebec nurses have been suspended without pay after allegedly mocking an Indigenous woman at a public clinic in Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal. The incident is alleged to have ta...
Mar 15, 2021
Province reports 110 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 110 new cases and 207 recoveries. Also residents who are age 50 or older in the Far North are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.Vaccines ReportedAn addit...
Mar 15, 2021
Kielburger brothers, MPs battle over WE operations, deal to run federal program
OTTAWA - Craig and Marc Kielburger accused a parliamentary committee of engaging in a political trial Monday as its members grilled the brothers over WE Charity's operations, including its since-cance...
Mar 15, 2021
Trudeau offers reassurance on AstraZeneca safety as European countries suspend use
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered reassurances on the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as the list of European countries suspending its use due to safety conc...
Mar 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 15
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:35 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 1,506 new COVID-19 cases since Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says t...
Mar 15, 2021
Coming week will see trickle of COVID-19 vaccine doses before floodgates open
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is expecting a smaller-than-normal shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with fewer than 445,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech shots scheduled for delivery ov...
Mar 15, 2021
East Coasters proud of COVID record, but some worry over heavy cost to mental health
HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada's political leaders have touted the region as an example to the world after the novel coronavirus was repeatedly beaten back by a population that dutifully followed orders to...
Mar 15, 2021
Coming week will see trickle of COVID-19 vaccine doses before floodgates open
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is expecting a smaller-than-normal shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with fewer than 445,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech shots scheduled for delivery ov...
Mar 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021. There are 909,157 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 909,157 confirmed cases (31,674 active, 855,0...
Mar 14, 2021