Tag Archives: Health
Liberals' failure to be transparent on vaccines fuelling anxiety: O'Toole
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole blamed the Liberal government Thursday for the fact some Canadians are casting doubt on the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 24,000 Canadians have si...
Dec 03, 2020
Defence chief says CAF will be ready after ordering COVID-19 vaccine prep last week
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces received formal orders last week to start planning for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, though the military's top commander says preparations have been underwa...
Dec 03, 2020
Feds, provinces to stage distribution dry run as approval of first vaccine imminent
OTTAWA - Federal and provincial governments will stage a dress rehearsal Monday to test the complex plan to get precious COVID-19 vaccines distributed to every corner of Canada. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin,...
Dec 03, 2020
COVID case at John Diefenbaker School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual in John Diefenbaker Public School in Prince Albert. In an email, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Divisi...
Dec 02, 2020
B.C. premier says province prepared to patch holes in new federal sick-pay benefits
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province is prepared to fill gaps in the federal government's sick-leave program but needs more information on possible cracks in the plan to help employer...
Dec 02, 2020
'I’d love to be home:' N.L. rotational workers facing bullying online
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Geoff Neville waited this week in a Montreal airport to begin his second day of travel from Nunavut to St. John's, N.L., he said he tries to empathize with the angry people onlin...
Dec 02, 2020
Debate over assisted dying bill extended as clock ticks down on court deadline
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to amend a government bill on assisted dying to better protect Canadians with disabilities. But Trudeau says he thinks...
Dec 02, 2020
FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...
Dec 02, 2020
Saskatchewan government apologizes for photo of same-sex couple on World AIDS Day
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is apologizing for using a photo of two men to promote World AIDS Day. The government posted the picture showing the men standing side by side with their heads tou...
Dec 02, 2020
Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say
Canada is drawing closer to making a decision on a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday as the federal government continued to face pressure to deliver on dos...
Dec 02, 2020