Tag Archives: Health
Stricter border controls for travellers to begin Feb. 22
OTTAWA - Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe. Forcing most who land at airports into a mand...
Feb 12, 2021
Stay close to home this Family Day weekend, province says
The province recorded 525 vaccinations in the province's northern zones yesterday, bringing the total amount administered to 46,788.A total of 101 per cent of the doses received have been administered...
Feb 12, 2021
Biden's first priority for vaccines is getting shots into American arms: White House
WASHINGTON - The White House is making no apologies for prioritizing Americans in its effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. When it comes to the pandemic, job 1 for President Joe Biden is to make su...
Feb 12, 2021
Judge questions court role in managing health orders banning church gatherings
VANCOUVER - The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says the provincial government is putting the court in an "impossible position" by asking for an injunction ordering three churches ...
Feb 12, 2021
Mandatory tests and hotel quarantines set to come into effect: a look at how it works
OTTAWA - New quarantine and testing requirements for those coming to Canada are being rolled out in an effort to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19. Right now, all travellers, with some exception...
Feb 12, 2021
Saskatchewan RNs ‘shocked,’ ‘disappointed’ after being left off vaccine priority list: SUN
As it stands now, health-care workers on the front lines of COVID-19 may have to wait to get a vaccine.But that wasn't the original plan, according to Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Trac...
Feb 12, 2021
Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...
Feb 12, 2021
Top doctors warn of COVID-19 variant spread, Trudeau says more vaccines on the way
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Canada's top doctors in warning that more infectious COVID-19 variants threaten to spark a third wave, even as he announced Canada would receive millions more vacc...
Feb 12, 2021
More details on new quarantine measures for travellers set to be unveiled
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising more details on new quarantine rules for incoming travellers today. A mandatory three-day quarantine for air travellers arriving in Canada was announced la...
Feb 12, 2021
P.A. Police Chief calls for officers to get vaccinated
Prince Albert's Chief of Police is calling on the provincial government to move police officers up to the front of the line with respect to vaccinations.In a tweet Wednesday night by Jon Bergen, he ex...
Feb 12, 2021