Tag Archives: Health
New veterans ombudsman experienced disability backlog firsthand
OTTAWA - Canada's new veterans ombudsman says she has endured the same long and frustrating wait as tens of thousands of other former military members after applying for support and benefits for her s...
Dec 22, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 22, 2020 (all times eastern): 7:10 p.m. British Columbia has extended its state of emergency for another two weeks, allowing it to u...
Dec 22, 2020
COVID cases at two P.A. schools
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified positive COVID-19 cases in one individual in each of the following schools: cole Vickers Public School and John Diefenbaker Public School.In a media re...
Dec 21, 2020
Francophone group shares holiday cheer at Villa Pascal during COVID-19
Residents at Villa Pascal long-term care home in North Battleford received some welcome Christmas cheer Saturday morning when children from a local Francophone centre visited to celebrate the holidays...
Dec 21, 2020
Lockdown to begin for all of Ontario on Boxing Day as cases soar in province
TORONTO - Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day in an effort to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control, a move the province announced Monday after health advisers said thousands of infection...
Dec 21, 2020
Province records 206 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
The province has recorded four new deaths from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, along with 206 new cases, 110 of those are across all five northern regions. All four deaths were reported in the Regina zone. ...
Dec 21, 2020
Ontario premier demands increased COVID-19 testing at airports as new variant emerges
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the federal government Monday for not moving faster on COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers as a new variant prompted more border closures....
Dec 21, 2020
'A bombshell': Canadians stuck in U.K. face uncertainty after Canada shuts air travel
MONTREAL - Mark Sultana says Canada's decision to halt most air travel from the United Kingdom, where a mutated strain of COVID-19 has been discovered, landed "like a bombshell."The 52-year-old Canadi...
Dec 21, 2020
Health Canada has final data needed from Moderna to make a decision on vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it will "soon" be ready to announce if it can authorize a second COVID-19 vaccine after receiving final documents from U.S. biotech firm Moderna over the weekend. Moderna's...
Dec 21, 2020
LSSD announces COVID-19 cases in Unity, Cut Knife
Living Sky School Division has announced three cases of COVID-19 at schools within the division.In a release on Monday, LSSD said they were informed on December 19 by Public Health Officials of the po...
Dec 21, 2020