Tag Archives: Health
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
Snowbirds in pandemic hot seat with Canada's latest travel rules
VANCOUVER - The latest rules for travellers arriving in Canada are ruffling feathers among snowbirds wintering south of the border, while those who stayed home wonder why thousands opted to travel dur...
Feb 12, 2021
Pucks shatter, blades break: Hockey players face off against bitter cold for cancer
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Brent Saik laughs when asked how 40 players in the world's longest hockey game are handling the bitter cold on an outdoor rink. "It's been horrible," the event's founder told Th...
Feb 12, 2021
Senators demand race-based data on who requests, receives MAID in Canada
OTTAWA - Senators want the federal government to collect race-based data on who requests and receives medical assistance in dying in Canada. They approved Thursday an amendment to Bill C-7 requiring t...
Feb 11, 2021