Tag Archives: Health
'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
Quebec orders all non-essential businesses closed from Dec. 25 until at least Jan. 11
MONTREAL - Quebec is shutting down most businesses and all primary and secondary schools until at least Jan. 11, as authorities try to get a handle on a second wave of COVID-19 that is forcing hospita...
Dec 15, 2020
Ozone disinfection devices arrive at La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre
La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre has two new disinfection devices designed to eliminate the coronavirus. That's according to Executive Director Ron Woytowich, who purchased the ozone-generating m...
Dec 15, 2020
Government Senate rep says constitutional challenges to MAID bill inevitable
OTTAWA - The government's representative in the Senate concedes it's possible that a bill to expand access to medically assisted dying may be struck down as unconstitutional by the courts. But while p...
Dec 15, 2020
Province records 194 new cases of COVID-19, 51 deaths in December
Half of the province's deaths from COVID-19 complications have been in the first half of this month as Saskatchewan records a total of 98 deaths, 51 of which have been in December.Seven residents who ...
Dec 15, 2020
'A chance to start a conversation:' Man behind Mr. Covid ads happy with reaction
EDMONTON - It was the slogan of another COVID-19 ad that inspired Kurt Beaudoin to create a funny yet villainous character who has already become a household name in Alberta. "Covid loves to mingle," ...
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
Canada to receive early shipment of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine before year's end
OTTAWA - The U.S. biotech firm Moderna is set to start delivering thousands of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Canada ahead of schedule this month, as long as it is approved it for use. Prime Ministe...
Dec 15, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Dec. 15, 2020
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:55 p.m. Saskatchewan has administered its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to health-care workers in Regina. Nurse...
Dec 15, 2020