Tag Archives: Health
Canada to get up to 1.1 m more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021
U.S., Europe divided on pandemic response, but expect better results next time: poll
WASHINGTON - People in the United States and parts of Europe believe the COVID-19 pandemic has better equipped their countries to handle the next major health crisis, a new poll suggests. The Pew Rese...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada to get up to 1.1 million more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021
'Raising the alarm:' Priority vaccines urged for homeless population, shelter staff
CALGARY - Advocates say homeless people should get priority to COVID-19 vaccines given how at risk they are to the virus and how much more likely they are to get severely ill if infected. "We as a soc...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada's deliveries from COVAX join growing list of COVID-19 vaccine confusions
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Anita Anand said this week she is confident Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries will only get better going forward but just hours after she made the remark, Canada's vac...
Feb 03, 2021
N.W.T. to get fewer doses than expected this month because of Moderna vaccine delay
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says a delay in shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Canada means the territory will receive fewer doses than expected this month. Health Minister Julie...
Feb 02, 2021
Meadow Lake RCMP assist distressed motorist to hospital
A man was taken to hospital following an early morning pursuit by Meadow Lake RCMP. At approximately 10 a.m. on Feb. 1, officers received a complaint of a truck driving erratically on Highway 55. Afte...
Feb 02, 2021
Daily COVID numbers a major challenge for SHA
Providing daily information about COVID-19 cases has become a major challenge for the Saskatchewan Health Authority. That's according to Integrated Northern Health Vice-President Andrew McLetchie, who...
Feb 02, 2021
Top doctor warns of COVID-19 variants taking root across Canada
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is in "a very delicate period" as case counts for fast-spreading COVID-19 variants tick upward across the country, even while overall n...
Feb 02, 2021
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:30 p.m. B.C. is reporting another 429 cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, bringing to 1,218 the number of fatalities linked to...
Feb 02, 2021