Tag Archives: Health
Non-essential travel ban would violate Constitution but courts might allow it: expert
MONTREAL - Fear that Quebecers will catch a new variant of COVID-19 on vacation is what's driving demands by the Quebec premier for Ottawa to ban non-essential flights to the country. Premier Francois...
Jan 23, 2021
COVID-19 deaths in long-term care reveal need for home supports: advocates
VANCOUVER - The devastating toll of COVID-19 on long-term care residents in Canada has underscored the need for increased public funding for home care, advocates say. Most seniors want to stay at home...
Jan 23, 2021
Couple charged after travelling to Yukon to get COVID-19 vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A cabinet minister says a couple from outside Yukon travelled to a remote community in the territory this week and received doses of COVID-19 vaccine.Community Services Minister John Stre...
Jan 22, 2021
Seniors 'cranked up' over repeatedly phoning SHA for a vaccine to no avail
Some Prince Albert seniors found out just how difficult and frustrating it can be to secure a vaccine from Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).On Monday, the SHA announced it would hold clinics in Pri...
Jan 22, 2021
Province records 312 new cases of COVID-19, 1,448 new vaccinations, eight deaths
The province administered 1,448 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, bringing the total amount to 31,275. As of Jan. 22, the province said 96 per cent of the doses received were administered in Sas...
Jan 22, 2021
Provinces doing 'extraordinary' job to avoid wasting doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to calm anxieties over COVID-19 vaccines Friday by reporting that the CEO of Pfizer is promising Canada's deliveries will be fully restored in three weeks....
Jan 22, 2021
New advocacy group launches pre-election ad campaign against O'Toole, Conservatives
OTTAWA - A new third-party advocacy group is launching an ad campaign aimed at ensuring Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole never becomes prime minister. The Protecting Canada Project is airing its first...
Jan 22, 2021
Justin Trudeau mulls mandatory hotel quarantine for returning travellers
The federal government is mulling a mandatory quarantine in hotels for returning travellers as the country's top doctor warns that easing COVID-19 restrictions too quickly could cause case numbers to ...
Jan 22, 2021
Rapid COVID-19 tests important to reopening safely: business group
OTTAWA - A group of large businesses in Banff National Park is proposing a rapid COVID-19 testing project meant to help reopen the economy safely. Yannis Karlos, the head of the group, said rapid test...
Jan 22, 2021
COVID cases at Riverside Public School
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) is confirming an individual(s) have tested positive for COVID at Riverside Public School.In a media release Friday, the SRPSD said two classrooms...
Jan 22, 2021