Tag Archives: Health
Province records 1,957 more vaccinations, 309 new COVID-19 cases
Yesterday, the province administered 1,957 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 24,575.In the northern zones, there were 36 doses administered in the North Central, 132 in the ...
Jan 19, 2021
Ombudsman slams new restrictions on mental-health support for veterans' families
OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse recent restrictions on the provision of mental-health support to members of veterans' families who need treatment b...
Jan 19, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines: Canadians torn between helping the world and helping themselves
MONTREAL - The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is highlighting the disconnect between the way Canadians see their role in the world and reality, according to international affairs experts. Prime Minister Jus...
Jan 19, 2021
Legault nixes call for COVID-19 curfew exemption, saying it could used to avoid fines
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he won't grant a curfew exemption for Montreal's homeless population, telling reporters Tuesday he has confidence that police will use their good judgme...
Jan 19, 2021
Parliamentary hearings over Zoom an ongoing headache for translators
OTTAWA - Each day, translator Nicole Gagnon wakes up and heads to work worried she'll experience further loss of hearing - a sense even more vital to her livelihood than for many workers. Gagnon says ...
Jan 19, 2021
No Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to be shipped to Canada next week: Fortin
OTTAWA - Canada is not getting any COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech next week and the federal government says it can't tell provinces exactly how many doses to expect over the next month. W...
Jan 19, 2021
Canadian neonatal nurse fired after speaking at D.C. rally; support petition started
TORONTO - A Canadian neonatal intensive care nurse who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C., has been fired, her employer said on Tuesday.The London Health Sciences Centre in London, On...
Jan 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Jan. 19
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:15 p.m. B.C. has again extended its ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 months after it was first decl...
Jan 19, 2021
Poll finds strong support for COVID-19 curfews despite doubts about effectiveness
OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians would support a nightly curfew if necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19 - even though they're not convinced it would be effective, a new poll suggests.Sixty-...
Jan 19, 2021
Epidemiologist looks at COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
As Saskatchewan continues to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, one epidemiologist is looking towards what the future could look like."We want to build on that success with vaccinations and conti...
Jan 18, 2021