Tag Archives: Health
Food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic linked to poor mental health: StatCan
OTTAWA - Canadians who worried about having enough food during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring were more likely to perceive their mental health as poor and report anxiety symptoms ...
Dec 16, 2020
Champagne keen to partner with new Biden administration on climate, COVID-19
OTTAWA - The incoming Biden administration in the United States will help stabilize the world order and give North America a good shot at beating COVID-19 and fighting climate change, says Foreign Aff...
Dec 16, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by editors
VANCOUVER - Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves an...
Dec 16, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by editors
VANCOUVER - Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves an...
Dec 16, 2020
COVID cases at two P.A. schools
While all Prince Albert schools with the Saskatchewan Rivers and Catholic School divisions have moved to remote learning until mid-January, COVID cases that affect specific school classrooms/cohorts c...
Dec 16, 2020
Budget officer says federal wage-subsidy program may cost more this year than planned
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog estimates the Liberals will spend more this year on a wage-subsidy program than expected, but less in 2021. The Liberals estimated last month the program would co...
Dec 16, 2020
MAID litigant says disability doesn't make her vulnerable to pressure to end her life
OTTAWA - Nicole Gladu has no time for the argument that she's a vulnerable person who needs to be protected from being coerced into seeking a medically assisted death. The 75-year-old Quebecer uses a ...
Dec 16, 2020
More provinces administer first COVID-19 vaccines as cases mount
Canada's vaccine rollout reached four more provinces on Wednesday, with health-care workers being inoculated against COVID-19 as officials warned hospitals in some areas are nearing a breaking point. ...
Dec 16, 2020
'Build it and they will come': Canada's public transit looks to rebound from COVID-19
MONTREAL - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to massive declines in public transit ridership across Canada, yet many cities decided to maintain service levels this year, while others even chose to expand....
Dec 16, 2020
COVID vaccine arrives in Regina; health-care workers get first doses Tuesday
Dr. Jeffrey Betcher and Leah Sawatsky rolled up their sleeves to continue the fight against COVID-19 on Tuesday evening.Betcher, a critical care physician, and Sawatsky, an emergency room nurse, were ...
Dec 15, 2020