Tag Archives: Health
Better data needed to address inequalities exposed by COVID-19: Njoo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo says collecting better data can help in addressing inequalities the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed. Speaking at a virtual public hea...
Oct 14, 2020
Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...
Oct 14, 2020
Walk-up testing available for all in Prince Albert this week
Mobile walk-up testing for COVID-19 is available this week in Prince Albert, with no appointment needed, and no symptoms required.The testing will take place Wednesday, Oct. 14 and Thursday, Oct. 15 f...
Oct 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:12 p.m. Health officials in B.C. are reporting 158 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. No one else has died from the illne...
Oct 14, 2020
More Canadians planning to continue living at home as they age, survey suggests
TORONTO - A new survey suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has the majority of Canadians re-thinking how - and where - they want to spend their golden years. The National Institute on Ageing at Toron...
Oct 14, 2020
Rights group threatens lawsuit to force New Brunswick to make abortion accessible
FREDERICTON - A civil rights group is threatening New Brunswick's government with a lawsuit to force the province to repeal its abortion-related legislation and to make the procedure more widely avail...
Oct 14, 2020
Quebec's stabilizing rate of COVID-19 cases a cause for 'restrained optimism': expert
MONTREAL - Two weeks after Quebec imposed a partial lockdown on its two biggest cities, the number of new, daily COVID-19 infections reported by health authorities has stabilized. The fact the d...
Oct 14, 2020
Masks now mandatory at several tri-community businesses
The number of businesses requiring the mandatory wearing of masks is increasing in the tri-communities. As of Oct. 13, masks will be required upon entry at six stores operated by Keethanow Group of Bu...
Oct 13, 2020
'Wake-up call:' Manitoba chief says increasing COVID-19 cases on reserves concerning
WINNIPEG - A COVID-19 outbreak at a fly-in reserve in Manitoba and increasing infections in First Nations populations in the province has leaders worried. "It's a wake-up call for all of us," sa...
Oct 13, 2020
New law needed to allow safe byelections in COVID-19 pandemic: Greens' Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the government to pass legislation proposed by Elections Canada on holding safe balloting before carrying on with byelections in two Toronto ridi...
Oct 13, 2020