Tag Archives: Health
Calculated risk or gamble: Experts differ on merits of Quebec's vaccine strategy
MONTREAL - Quebec's director of national health said he's still not sure when the province will begin administering COVID-19 booster shots - 43 days since officials started injecting people with the P...
Jan 27, 2021
Sask. maintains status quo with COVID measures; three fines issued
Saskatchewan is once again staying the course with its COVID-19 measures.On Tuesday, the provincial government announced the public health order that initially took effect Dec. 17 will be extended for...
Jan 26, 2021
Flu remains dormant in Saskatchewan as COVID cases climb
As the total number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the flu has been a complete non-factor in Saskatchewan this season.According to the Ministry of Health, there have been zero confirmed cases of...
Jan 26, 2021
Vaccination push underway in Far North
The Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) and Northern leaders have upped their efforts to combat vaccine hesitancy in a push to administer as many doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as possible in the region b...
Jan 26, 2021
Northwest Territories RCMP warn of noxious substances found in drug seizure
Police in the Northwest Territories are warning people not to use illicit drugs after two noxious substances were found in drugs seized in Yellowknife.RCMP say they seized crack cocaine, powder cocain...
Jan 26, 2021
232 new cases of COVID-19, 14 deaths, 839 recoveries and public health measures extended to Feb. 19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported there were 362 vaccines given yesterday, which bring the province to 34,080 total vaccines administered.According to a media release, as of January 25, 104 p...
Jan 26, 2021
Couple accused of flying to Yukon for vaccine 'despicable': B.C. minister
VANCOUVER - Public condemnation grew Tuesday of a Vancouver couple accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to get a COVID-19 vaccine, with British Columbia's solicitor general calling their alle...
Jan 26, 2021
Cancel travel plans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges Canadians
OTTAWA - Canadians should cancel any non-essential travel plans they might have, whether it's abroad or even between provinces, as new restrictions are on the way, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said T...
Jan 26, 2021
Cancel travel plans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges Canadians
OTTAWA - Ongoing tensions between the provinces and the federal government over the management of the COVID-19 pandemic pivoted back Tuesday to the question of whether and how border controls can be t...
Jan 26, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Jan. 26
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:15 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 407 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of confirmed active infections t...
Jan 26, 2021