Tag Archives: Health
New social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science
EDMONTON - A group of Canadian scientists and health experts is starting a campaign to debunk misinformation about COVID-19.The scientists involved are using the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst to provide inf...
Jan 25, 2021
'#ScienceUpFirst:' Social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science
EDMONTON - Microsoft founder Bill Gates did not create the virus that causes COVID-19 and he is not forcing microchips into your body through vaccinations. Those pieces of misinformation are examples ...
Jan 25, 2021
Battlefords residents asked to keep pets indoors during extreme cold
With temperatures dipping to -29 Celsius in North Battleford Monday, feeling more like -40 with the wind chill, animal care providers are asking people to be extra careful to ensure their pets are not...
Jan 25, 2021
Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantines for returning travellers
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is "looking seriously" at tougher travel measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantines for...
Jan 25, 2021
Canadian provinces push back vaccination plans as Pfizer deliveries grind to a halt
Some provinces were forced to push back vaccination for health-care workers and vulnerable seniors on Monday as deliveries from a major manufacturer ground to a temporary halt. Canada is not due to re...
Jan 25, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Jan. 25, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:30 p.m. British Columbia's top doctor says the province is extending the interval at which people receive their second and fin...
Jan 25, 2021
The end of hugs: How COVID-19 has changed daily life a year after Canada's first case
MONTREAL - On January 25, 2020, Canadians were still living their lives like they always had: commuting to the office, visiting friends, dining out, hugging loved ones, vacationing. But the announceme...
Jan 25, 2021
A parliamentary pile on over national vaccine rollout kicks off new Commons sitting
OTTAWA - The seats were nearly empty Monday as the House of Commons returned in hybrid form, but the opposition was full of fighting spirit over the Liberal government's handling of the COVID-19 vacci...
Jan 25, 2021
The end of hugs: How COVID-19 has changed daily life a year after Canada's first case
MONTREAL - On January 25th, 2020, Canadians were still living their lives like they always had: commuting to the office, visiting friends, dining out, hugging loved ones, vacationing. But the announce...
Jan 25, 2021
'The system is on alert:' A look back at the first COVID-19 case in quotes
On Jan. 25, 2020, officials in Ontario announced that a novel coronavirus that had sounded alarm bells around the world had reached Canadian shores. The diagnosis of Canada's first case of COVID-19 ma...
Jan 25, 2021