Tag Archives: Health
Split over AstraZeneca vaccine sparks questions on who will get it as variants spread
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says new COVID-19 cases are starting to tick back up after a month-long decline, giving urgency to the question of who should receive doses of the newly a...
Mar 02, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 66,691 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,949,643 do...
Mar 01, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. There are 870,033 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 870,033 confirmed cases (30,430 active, 817,5...
Mar 01, 2021
Alberta flexes COVID-19 rules for gyms, libraries, delays other reopenings
EDMONTON - Alberta is opening up libraries and allowing low-intensity indoor group fitness workouts, like Pilates and tai chi, while it continues to monitor rates of COVID-19. The change is a fraction...
Mar 01, 2021
Indigenous pharmacist hopes to get COVID vaccine into arms of First Nations, Metis in Sask.
A few days ago, Saskatoon's Jaris Swidrovich was all smiles as he tweeted: "It has been another busy month working on all the necessary learning and training, but I am now fully certified to administe...
Mar 01, 2021
National panel advises against using Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors
OTTAWA - A national panel of vaccine experts says provinces should not use the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on seniors, opening the door for provinces to start vaccinating younger populations w...
Mar 01, 2021
MPs to hear from ministers, officials on safety of returning travellers in quarantine
OTTAWA - MPs will hear from federal ministers and officials as early as this week on the safety of returning travellers after two women were allegedly sexually assaulted during mandatory COVID-19 quar...
Mar 01, 2021
White House declarative on whether U.S. will share vaccines with Canada, Mexico: 'No'
WASHINGTON - The White House is making it abundantly clear it has no plans to share America's COVID-19 vaccines with Canada or Mexico. Press secretary Jen Psaki has been indicating for weeks that the ...
Mar 01, 2021
Meadow Lake enters province-wide initiative to win $10,000
The Meadow Lake Parks and Recreation department has entered the city into a province-wide community initiative promoting outdoor physical activity. Get Out and Play encourages residents across the pro...
Mar 01, 2021
154 cases and no new deaths reported in the province
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 154 new cases of COVID-19 on March 1, bringing the provincial total to 28,801 cases; 26,865 recoveries and 1,551 cases considered active.No deaths were repo...
Mar 01, 2021