Tag Archives: Health
No biological explanation to tie AstraZeneca vaccine to blood clots: Sharma
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says there is no scientific explanation to suggest a link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots. Dr. Supriya Sharma says Health...
Mar 12, 2021
Trudeau warns COVID-19 vaccine passports raise 'questions of fairness'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed caution Friday over the use of "vaccine passports," suggesting they could unfairly impact some people if used to decide who can go to a concert or dine at a res...
Mar 12, 2021
Sing, dance, laugh and get the jab: weekend event encourages vaccination in the north
As we mark one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, two northern Saskatchewan Tribal Councils are teaming up to lift spirits and provide people with a shot in the arm to get over the finish li...
Mar 12, 2021
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
OTTAWA - Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recove...
Mar 12, 2021
Liberals, Bloc Quebecois join forces to pass revised assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - With the help of the Bloc Quebecois, the minority Liberal government has passed a revised bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying - including eventually to people suffering solel...
Mar 11, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 11 , 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 89,074 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,719,...
Mar 11, 2021
Chinese government interference derailed Canadian vaccine partnership: researcher
OTTAWA - A Canadian vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer.Dr. Scott Halperin, the director of the Canadian Centre for Vaccinol...
Mar 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, March 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021.There are 899,757 confirmed cases in Canada.<b>_ Canada: 899,757 confirmed cases (30,672 a...
Mar 11, 2021
New vaccine booking system takes off but over 70s still waiting
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be hoping confusion about how to get a COVID vaccine appointment will end with their special online and phone number system that got underway Thursday. How...
Mar 11, 2021
B.C. allows outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, indoor rules still in place
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is now allowing up to 10 people to meet outdoors after nearly four months of restrictions that barred in-person gatherings between people from d...
Mar 11, 2021