Tag Archives: Health
Lighthouse support rally planned for Thursday
The Save the Lighthouse supporters are planning a rally Thursday to raise awareness that the Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords is in need of a permanent core funding source.The rally will take place ...
Mar 09, 2021
Nunavut community of Arviat to loosen COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday
IQALUIT - Nunavut health officials say some COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted in Arviat on Wednesday, more than 110 days after the community went into lock down. The territory's chief public health...
Mar 09, 2021
Legal challenge mounted against Canada's federally mandated quarantine hotel policy
TORONTO - A constitutional rights advocacy group is mounting a legal challenge to the Canadian government's quarantine hotel policy.The Canadian Constitution Foundation has filed an application with O...
Mar 09, 2021
Trudeau says J&J vaccine faces production challenges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The viral vector vaccine developed by J&J's subsidiary, Jan...
Mar 09, 2021
Melfort council approves KVC for mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics
The City of Melfort held their regular council meeting on Monday discussing a number of topics from vaccine clinics in Melfort, to drug houses, and an addition to some budget deliberations.Vaccine Cli...
Mar 09, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, March 9
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. The number of daily COVID-19 variants of concern has jumped in British Columbia by 182 cases, for a total 576 cases, m...
Mar 09, 2021
Bloc leader says he would back fast-tracking bill on medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has given notice that it will impose closure to ensure a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying comes to a final vote in the House of Commons before a cou...
Mar 09, 2021
Ontario becomes first province to prioritize pregnancy in vaccination rollout
After months of shifting advice, Ontario has become the first Canadian province to prioritize pregnant women in a vaccine rollout plan, without special conditions. Health-care workers and specialists ...
Mar 09, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, March 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday March 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 78,246 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,465,435 ...
Mar 08, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, March 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:00 p.m. ET on Monday March 8, 2021. There are 890,698 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 890,698 confirmed cases (30,332 active, 838...
Mar 08, 2021