Tag Archives: Health
No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...
Nov 09, 2020
Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study
HALIFAX - Humans first caught the virus that causes COVID-19 from animals and research now suggests it could also be the other way around. A study published Monday in the journal Science of the Total ...
Nov 09, 2020
Lionel Desmond inquiry to resume at new Nova Scotia venue in February: lawyer
HALIFAX - A lawyer involved in an inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 says hearings are expected to resume at a new venue in Nova Scotia on Feb. 16. The pr...
Nov 09, 2020
Positive COVID-19 case at St. Augustine School in Humboldt
An individual tested positive for COVID-19 at St. Augustine School in Humboldt.Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) said they were made aware of the case by the Saskatchewan Health Authority on N...
Nov 08, 2020
COVID-19's fall resurgence reaches new daily case highs in Quebec, Ontario
COVID-19 cases surged across Canada as several provinces smashed daily infection records and the nationwide tally crested 4,000 on Sunday. Cases swelled to new heights in Ontario and Quebec, whi...
Nov 08, 2020
Records set with new and active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan
On Sunday, Saskatchewan reported 159 new COVID-19 cases, raising the active case total to 1,122. Both of those are records. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is also reporting its 28th death, a person...
Nov 08, 2020
Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers
OTTAWA - New federal support for Canada's pandemic-battered airline industry will be contingent on carriers providing refunds to passengers whose flights were cancelled, the government announced on Su...
Nov 08, 2020
James Smith Cree Nation enforces curfew bylaw, added security following COVID-19 surge
Following seven cases of COVID-19 in the community as of Nov. 7, James Smith Cree Nation has encouraged and enforced more health precautions.A release issued by Chief Wally Burns and James Smith Cree ...
Nov 08, 2020
'It only takes one:' COVID-19 cases continue to surge among First Nations in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - David Monias has barely slept in weeks. The Pimicikamak Cree Nation chief says his phone rings off the hook day and night from people fearful the COVID-19 pandemic is silently spreading int...
Nov 08, 2020
Bloc Quebecois MP Alain Therrien in isolation after positive COVID-19 test
OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois House leader Alain Therrien has tested positive for COVID-19.The party issued a statement late Friday saying the Montreal-area MP is isolating at his home in the riding of La P...
Nov 07, 2020