Tag Archives: Health
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
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday, March 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 92,658 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,026,665 ...
Mar 14, 2021
More provinces expanding vaccine rollouts as COVID-19 cases rise nationally
Provinces continued to expand their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts on Sunday, amid what Canada's chief public health officer described as a recent increase in the number of new cases across the country. Dr...
Mar 14, 2021
'Patchwork quilt' approach to COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups
CALGARY - The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue. The National Advi...
Mar 14, 2021
'One of our finer moments:' Pandemic led to massive scramble to get Canadians home
OTTAWA - The fever struck Gary Lyon days after he and his wife, Sue, reached their Toronto home early last April, ending what was to have been their 40th wedding anniversary dream vacation. They were ...
Mar 14, 2021