Tag Archives: Health
B.C. to offer second dose of COVID vaccine after 4 months
VICTORIA - British Columbia will extend the time between the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to four months as it ramps up its age-based immunization plan to free up doses so all residents...
Mar 01, 2021
Vaccination ramps up in several provinces as panel issues guidelines on AstraZeneca
Several provinces began expanding their COVID-19 vaccination programs to members of the general population on Monday, as new recommendations on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine suggested it should b...
Mar 01, 2021
Unlocked doors, no mask: Woman concerned over at-home care her mother receives
Families everywhere are making sacrifices to keep their elderly loved ones safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.For many, that meant not going to see their parents for a weekly visit or missing out on so...
Mar 01, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 1, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:30 p.m. Alberta is easing COVID-19 restrictions on indoor fitness centres and libraries. However, it is delaying lifting measu...
Mar 01, 2021
Feds hoping for AstraZeneca shots this week as Pfizer-BioNTech prepare next delivery
OTTAWA - The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Mode...
Mar 01, 2021
B.C. public health rules discriminate against churches, lawyer argues
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a group of British Columbia churches that are challenging the province's COVID-19 rules prohibiting in-person religious services argued Monday the orders reflect a "value judg...
Mar 01, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 28, 2021. There are 866,503 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 866,503 confirmed cases (30,731 active, 813,...
Feb 28, 2021
1,662 new COVID-19 vaccine doses, 141 new cases, 146 recoveries, no deaths
There were 1,662 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Saturday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 78,226.The 1,662 doses were administered in the ...
Feb 28, 2021
From lockdowns to spring break, provinces split on next steps in COVID-19 fight
Canada's COVID-19 hotspots showed diverging approaches to handling the crisis on Sunday, as Ontario and Prince Edward Island prepared for new lockdowns while Quebec entered a week of spring break comp...
Feb 28, 2021
Vaccine tourism is both unethical and bad for business, experts say
Executives who engage in so-called "vaccine tourism" show both an ethical disregard for those less fortunate and a surprising lack of business acumen, experts argue. Their comments came after the head...
Feb 28, 2021