Tag Archives: Health
How many teachers have had COVID-19 but didn't know it? Researchers want to find out
OTTAWA - The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school staff in Cana...
Mar 04, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...
Mar 04, 2021
Three years after Broncos bus crash, Logan Boulet still inspiring organ donation
Jim Lowes had never thought about being an organ donor until he read a story about Logan Boulet nearly three years ago. Boulet was one of 16 people who died in April 2018 when a truck driver blew a st...
Mar 04, 2021
Health Canada says vaccine boosters will be approved more easily
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it won't require new clinical trial data from vaccine makers on booster shots being developed to target new variants of COVID-19. Instead, the regulator will rely more heav...
Mar 04, 2021
Olymel announces gradual reopening of pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after outbreak
A pork processing plant in central Alberta has announced it has been given the green light to gradually reopen after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut down for two weeks. The Olymel facility in Re...
Mar 03, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,572 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,091,...
Mar 03, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. There are 875,559 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 875,559 confirmed cases (29,930 active, ...
Mar 03, 2021
Judge questions whether B.C.'s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor understands the importance of balancing any COVID-19 restrictions against the charter right to freedom of religion, a lawyer for the province's attorney gener...
Mar 03, 2021
121 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths
There are 121 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province and two more deaths. The northern region had a total of 490 vaccines reported today including 452 in the North Central region.Vaccines Repo...
Mar 03, 2021
A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.'s second-dose delay
VANCOUVER - Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduced COVID-19 infections, helping to guide British Columbia's decision ...
Mar 03, 2021