Tag Archives: Health
Canadian entrepreneurs in south Florida lament loss of snowbirds, eye 2021 homecoming
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Ca...
Dec 05, 2020
National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar
Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance. The phone lines for the Nation...
Dec 05, 2020
Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre
OTTAWA - New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for a northern Ontario First Nation that has spent the past six decades ...
Dec 05, 2020
Manitoba judge rules church can't hold drive-in services forbidden by health order
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge rejected a church's request Saturday to hold drive-in services despite the province's COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and in-person religious events. "The onus t...
Dec 05, 2020
202 COVID-19 cases reported, lower numbers due to data issue
The province is reporting 202 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total up to 9,730 cases. The Saskatchewan Health Authority did note the reported number is "much lower than anticipated due t...
Dec 05, 2020
COVID-19 cases hit new records as Tam urges perseverance, promises vaccine on the way
Canada's top doctor urged cautious optimism - and a healthy dose of patience - on Saturday, even as the second wave of COVID-19 continued its unsettling rise. There is still a "long road ahead" in the...
Dec 05, 2020
From tents to converted 4-star hotel, pandemic prompts changes for Montreal homeless
MONTREAL - Alexandre was sorting cans one recent morning outside a tent pitched next to a busy Montreal road by the Port of Montreal. Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he had been sleeping at a homeles...
Dec 05, 2020
Negotiating contracts for vaccines in development needed flexibility: Anand
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Anita Anand says that as soon as she knows when the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Canada, she will share that information with Canadians. But Anand told T...
Dec 04, 2020
15th Give a Little Life Day raises over $590,000 for new NICU
It had a different, virtual, and socially distanced feel to it, but the 15th Annual Give A Little Life Day Radiothon still raised one of its best totals ever.A grand total of $592,563 was raised to fu...
Dec 04, 2020
COVID-19 case in Unity high school
Friday, Living Sky School Division announced an individual at Unity Composite High School has been diagnosed with COVID-19.The school, division and Public Health are working to ensure precautionary me...
Dec 04, 2020