Tag Archives: Health
Three experts on how well Canada has fought COVID-19 and how we could do better
OTTAWA - As new cases of COVID-19 surge across Canada, the federal government and the provinces have been imposing stricter measures to try to limit the illness's spread. The Canadian Press interviewe...
Jan 18, 2021
Nova Scotia's presumed consent organ donation law now in effect
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is now the first jurisdiction in North America to implement presumed consent around organ donation, a move health officials believe could see a significant rise in the number of ...
Jan 18, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in Quebec and Ontario; cases spike in New Brunswick
MONTREAL - A decline in the number hospitalizations in Ontario and Quebec on Sunday provided some small glimmers of a hope in a day marked by a rising COVID-19 death toll and record-breaking cases in ...
Jan 17, 2021
Care home staff struggle to isolate dementia patients during outbreaks: experts
VANCOUVER - Staff in long-term care homes across Canada are struggling to isolate elderly residents with dementia during COVID-19 outbreaks, accelerating the deadly spread of the virus, experts say. T...
Jan 17, 2021
B.C. travel ban will harm struggling tourism sector, says industry coalition
VICTORIA - A coalition of British Columbia tourism industry groups is urging the province against considering a domestic travel ban, saying restricting travel between provinces to fight COVID-19 would...
Jan 16, 2021
Canada surpasses 700,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as provinces revisit vaccine plans
Canada's procurement minister urged drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech to get the country's COVID-19 vaccine delivery schedule back on track as soon as possible as cases of the novel coronavirus surged past th...
Jan 16, 2021
Meadow Lake Hospital not offering obstetrical services until further notice
UPDATE: As of 3:40 p.m. Monday, the SHA has reported the service disruption at Meadow Lake Hospital will continue until further notice. Although, they explained the unit is closed because of a COVID-1...
Jan 15, 2021
B.C. hospice refusing to provide medically assisted dying must vacate premises
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March.Health Minister Adrian ...
Jan 15, 2021
FSIN renews call for First Nations hospital, amidst complaints over elder treatment at Prince Albert hospital
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive has issued a press release, claiming they have received a number of calls regarding the "poor and unprofessional treatment" of two elder...
Jan 15, 2021
North Central Medical Health Officer urges residents to 'pull together' to bring down case numbers
Amid rising case numbers, the medical health officer for the North Central region of Saskatchewan says it's up to residents to work together to fight COVID-19. "The residents of North Central are very...
Jan 15, 2021