Tag Archives: Health
122 new cases of COVID-19, four deaths reported
The province is reporting 122 new cases of COVID-19, 244 recoveries and four deaths. There were also 549 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan. This brings the total number of ...
Feb 23, 2021
COVID-19 cases more than double in federal prisons during second wave of pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman is calling for alternatives to incarceration in a new report that shows the number of COVID-19 cases at federal facilities more than doubled in the pandemic's second...
Feb 23, 2021
Government agrees people with mental illness should have access to MAID — in 2 years
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has agreed with the Senate that Canadians suffering solely from grievous and irremediable mental illnesses should be entitled to receive medical assistance in dying - b...
Feb 23, 2021
B.C. advocates say relaxed drug offence penalties not enough amid deadly supply
VANCOUVER - Federal government proposals to relax penalties for personal drug possession are a positive step forward for Vancouver's former drug czar, but they're too small to address skyrocketing ove...
Feb 23, 2021
Top doctor says vaccines could allow toughest restrictions to lift before September
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says results from COVID-19 vaccinations are so encouraging that she thinks the need for massive lockdowns could be over before the end of the summer. "It ...
Feb 23, 2021
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern): 7:15 p.m. British Columbia has recorded 559 new cases and one more death from COVID-19. The province has had 1,336 fatal...
Feb 23, 2021
Macklem points to child care, education to help ease protracted employment recovery
OTTAWA - Governments could increase access to child care and reduce its cost to help the labour market rebound, and reduce the risk of long-term economic scarring for women who have disproportionately...
Feb 23, 2021
Jordan's Principle order may cost feds $15 billion in compensation, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says it could cost the federal government up to $15 billion to compensate First Nations families and children impacted by the child welfare system, as well as ...
Feb 23, 2021
Not to be sniffed at: Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell
NICE, France - The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient's right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light. "Tickles a bit, eh?" he asked as he rummaged around ...
Feb 23, 2021
Biden on China's detention of two Michaels: 'Human beings are not bartering chips'
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden granted Justin Trudeau at least one of the items atop his wish list Tuesday as they met for the first time as president and prime minister: a pledge to help get two Canadians ou...
Feb 23, 2021