Tag Archives: Health
Appeal Court quashes fine against Saskatchewan nurse who made critical Facebook post
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's highest court has overruled a disciplinary decision and a $26,000 fine levied against a nurse who criticized her grandfather's care on Facebook. The Saskatchewan Registered ...
Oct 06, 2020
Elections Canada seeks temporary new law for possible election during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is asking Parliament to quickly pass a temporary new law to give Elections Canada the tools it needs to conduct a federal election safely in the midst of the ...
Oct 06, 2020
Mixed messaging on COVID-19 pandemic is leading to distrust in Ontario, experts say
TORONTO - Balancing the fight against COVID-19 with efforts to jump-start the economy in Ontario has highlighted communications problems that have sown confusion and could erode trust in public health...
Oct 06, 2020
Man who was subject of wife's appeal in Nova Scotia assisted death case dies
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man whose wife tried to stop his medically assisted death in court has died in hospital. According to his obituary posted on a funeral home website, 83-year-old Jack Eugene Sor...
Oct 06, 2020
SHA announce flu shot dates in Prince Albert and area
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced dates P.A. and area residents can get their flu shots beginning on Oct. 19.According to a media release, the SHA is asking members of the public t...
Oct 06, 2020
Virtual Thanksgiving gatherings urged to control COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canadians should celebrate Thanksgiving virtually this weekend to avoid spreading COVID-19, federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday. Hajdu's advice came at the second government heal...
Oct 06, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:18 p.m. Two more people have died after contracting COVID-19, bringing the death toll in B.C. to 244. The provinc...
Oct 06, 2020
Mayor Kennedy Stewart proposes $30-million recommendation to help Vancouver homeless
VANCOUVER - Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants councillors to support a multimillion-dollar proposal to help those who are homeless in Vancouver during the pandemic. Stewart has released a recommendation to ...
Oct 06, 2020
Number of new COVID-19 cases in Quebec reaches record high for second straight day
MONTREAL - The second wave of COVID-19 infections in Quebec is already looking "very different" from the first, provincial Health Minister Christian Dube said Tuesday. The provincial government report...
Oct 06, 2020
First antigen rapid test for COVID-19 gets Canadian approval
OTTAWA - Shortly after Health Canada approved the first rapid antigen test for COVID-19, the federal government said more than 8.5 million of them would arrive by the end of the year. Abbott Rapid Dia...
Oct 06, 2020