Tag Archives: Health
NewsAlert: COVID chosen Canadian Press news story of the year for 2020
TORONTO - The deadly virus that swept Canada this year dominated headlines as it killed thousands of Canadians, sickened tens of thousands of others and prompted profound social and economic dislocati...
Dec 15, 2020
Groups that help vulnerable women ask Liberals for lifeline after losing out on aid
OTTAWA - Groups that offer services to vulnerable women across the country say they were shut out from federal pandemic aid and now face an uncertain future. A report this morning from a coalition of ...
Dec 15, 2020
Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...
Dec 15, 2020
Vaccine creates 'safe space' in care homes, says worker who got Ottawa's first dose
OTTAWA - At 8:05 a.m. on a cold, cloudless day, personal support worker Jo-Anne Miner became the first person of 1.4 million in the Ottawa-Gatineau area to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, hours before t...
Dec 15, 2020
COVID outbreak declared at P.A. care home
The provincial government is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at Good Shephard Villas care home in Prince Albert.The information was posted on the government's update page, dated Saturday Dec.12.An outbr...
Dec 14, 2020
Stricter public health measures starting Thursday
The Government of Saskatchewan will be implementing new public health measures on Dec. 17, 19 and 25. It says COVID-19 cases continue to cause significant, on-going community transmission and are incr...
Dec 14, 2020
Province records over 100 new COVID-19 cases in North
Over a hundred new COVID-19 cases were reported in the province's North as the Saskatchewan Health Authority urges those in that area of the province to refrain from travelling.Today, two individuals ...
Dec 14, 2020
Senators likely to propose major amendments to assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - It was out of the political frying pan and into the fire Monday for the Trudeau government's bill to expand access to medically assisted dying. Opening debate on Bill C-7 began in the Senate,...
Dec 14, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Monday, Dec. 14
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:25 p.m. The first doses of COVID-19 vaccines are in B.C. and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says vaccinations star...
Dec 14, 2020
First COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Canada, kicking off massive campaign
TORONTO - A long-term care resident in Quebec and a nursing home worker in Ontario received Canada's first COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, kicking off the largest immunization campaign in the country...
Dec 14, 2020