Tag Archives: Health
'Our numbers are just alarming': Vermette concerned about high number of COVID cases
Cumberland NDP MLA Doyle Vermette is concerned about COVID-19 in the Far North East and Saskatchewan."It's unfortunate Saskatchewan is leading Canada with the number of COVID per capita," he said. "Ou...
Jan 18, 2021
Some provinces see positive signs in COVID fight, but hospitalizations a concern
Some provincial authorities saw encouraging signs in the fight against COVID-19 on Monday, even as experts warned that it's too soon to draw conclusions from the data and provinces scrambled to deal w...
Jan 18, 2021
COVID vaccine available to seniors over the age of 70 in P.A.
UPDATE: As of 5:41 p.m. the Saskatchewan Health Authority said in an email the COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Prince Albert are now full. They will not be taking any more appointments until more vac...
Jan 18, 2021
Provinces delaying or revisiting vaccine programs as Pfizer slows dose deliveries
OTTAWA - At least three provinces are now temporarily delaying or pausing COVID-19 vaccination programs amid fallout from Pfizer's decision to reduce Canada's vaccine deliveries over the next month.Mo...
Jan 18, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Jan. 18
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. British Columbia's top doctor says production delays for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are a setback that will ...
Jan 18, 2021
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