Tag Archives: Health
Province records 81 new cases, 53 patients are in hospital
After announcing further restrictive measures to combat COVID-19, the province is reporting 81 new cases and 108 recoveries.The new amount brings the provincial total to 4,513 cases. The new cases are...
Nov 13, 2020
Project receives federal funding to research violence and bullying in Indigenous communities
A $400,000 federal grant issued to a University of Regina researcher will facilitate a project focused on Indigenous youth and the topic of violence and bullying. The initiative is called the Northern...
Nov 13, 2020
N.L. report promotes alternative paths to justice for sexual assault survivors
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report from a women's group in St. John's says despite years of reforms, the Canadian justice system is failing sexual assault victims. It calls on advocates to put more resou...
Nov 13, 2020
More COVID-19 cases found in North; Nunavut shuts some schools, mandates masks
Another case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in western Nunavut to add to the territory's three other infections. The cases prompted Dr. Michael Patterson, chief public health officer, to close the Kiv...
Nov 13, 2020
Friday the 13th bikers descend on Port Dover, Ont., despite pleas to stay away
PORT DOVER, Ont. - The frequent roar of motorcycles drowned out warnings from politicians who had called on bikers to sit out their traditional Friday the 13th pilgrimage to this otherwise sleepy Lake...
Nov 13, 2020
Province expands mandatory masking order, limits alcohol service in updated health order
The province has issued additional public health measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. The measures will include mandatory masking in indoor public places in all communities with populatio...
Nov 13, 2020
Orchard Villa families detail conditions at facility before long-term care commission
Residents of a long-term care home hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic were crammed into overstuffed rooms and denied access to life-saving treatment because the facility was short on both staff and equ...
Nov 13, 2020
Feds to give $1.5 billion to help Canadians in hard-hit sectors train for new jobs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will send $1.5 billion in job-training support to the provinces and territories to help Canadians in industries hit hard by the COVID...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-19 testing down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces
OTTAWA - Two months after the City of Ottawa scrambled to expand its COVID-19 testing options to deal with a massive spike in demand, it is now set to cut back on hours at testing sites this weekend b...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. top doctor says Santa 'probably' immune to COVID but Christmas will be different
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has some good news about Christmas. Dr. Bonnie Henry says Santa Claus is "probably" immune to COVID-19, but Christmas will still look a little different this y...
Nov 12, 2020