Tag Archives: Health
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
Too soon to know if Canada's COVID-19 case decline will continue, Tam says
MONTREAL - It's still too soon to know whether the recent downward trend in new COVID-19 cases will continue, Canada's chief public health officer said Sunday as several provinces grappled with outbre...
Jan 24, 2021
Saskatchewan now over 100 per cent in COVID-19 vaccines administered; 260 new cases, three deaths, 168 recoveries
Saskatchewan has now administered a total of 33,039 COVID-19 vaccines, putting them over at 101 per cent of doses received that have been administered. Healthcare workers in the province have been abl...
Jan 24, 2021
Dentists, teachers disappointed they won't be prioritized for vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dentists, bus drivers and teachers are among the essential workers who are disappointed they won't be given priority to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia. B.C. rolled out it...
Jan 24, 2021
Vaccine delays top agenda as Parliament set to resume after less-than-restful break
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons on Monday following a month-long break that was anything but restful to again face the ramification of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as th...
Jan 24, 2021