Tag Archives: Health
Justice Minister David Lametti doesn't rule out referring MAID bill to Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti isn't ruling out the possibility of asking the Supreme Court to advise on the constitutionality of a bill to expand access to assisted dying. Testifying to the ...
Feb 01, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 1, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:15 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 1,158 COVID-19 cases over the past three days. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henr...
Feb 01, 2021
SHA board member living in California since November
One of the board members of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has been spending a lot of time in the United States."We can confirm that Judy Davis has been in California since mid-November, depa...
Feb 01, 2021
Questions remain over Canada's vaccination drive amid delays and fresh applications
Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as the country enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic. The federal government, which ...
Feb 01, 2021
Mandatory COVID-19 testing begins at Toronto airport as more variant cases confirmed
A rule requiring international travellers landing at Ontario's largest airport to take a COVID-19 test came into effect Monday amid growing concern over vaccine deliveries and new reported cases of co...
Feb 01, 2021
Canada's death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 20,000 as new flight restrictions begin
Canada's official COVID-19 death toll surpassed 20,000 on Sunday as flights to major sun destinations were grounded in an effort to limit further spread of the virus.The sobering figure emerged after ...
Jan 31, 2021
238 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths, 223 recoveries
The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 238 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the provincial up to 23,864.Four Saskatchewan residents who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One...
Jan 31, 2021
Grandparents, researchers, friends: 20,000 people in Canada have died of COVID-19
When Thelma Coward-Ince donned her uniform in 1954, she was believed to be the first Black reservist in the Royal Canadian Navy. Decades later, the strong, hard-working great-grandmother moved into th...
Jan 31, 2021
COVID-19 case at St. Brieux School
On Thursday, the Horizon School Division was made aware of a COVID-19 diagnosis in an individual at St. Brieux School.Families at St. Brieux School are being informed of this case and the Horizon Scho...
Jan 31, 2021
Novavax submits vaccine for approval as Ottawa seeks EU reassurances on exports rules
OTTAWA - Canada's hopes of speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations brightened slightly over the weekend as regulators began work to approve a new inoculation, even as the federal government sought to head o...
Jan 31, 2021