Tag Archives: Health
Racism common in health system says head of Native Women's Shelter of Montreal
MONTREAL - The executive director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal says racism against Indigenous people is so common at local hospitals that her organization escorts clients to medical visit...
Sep 30, 2020
Quebec introduces 'telewarrant' system as Ontario releases new COVID-19 modelling
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier promised to crack down on those who violate public health orders and Ontario released sobering COVID-19 projections as leaders of Canada's two hardest-hit provinces on Wedn...
Sep 30, 2020
Court should intervene to remedy Canada's alleged failure on climate change: lawyer
VANCOUVER - The courts have a definite role in helping to determine if Canada has breached the constitutional rights of 15 youths who are suing the government for its alleged failures on climate chang...
Sep 30, 2020
New benefits for workers hurt by pandemic hits speed bump in Senate
OTTAWA - After being rushed through the House of Commons in a single day, a bill authorizing new benefits for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit a speed bump in the Senate. Sen. Marc Go...
Sep 30, 2020
Saskatchewan Medical Association does virtual Presidents Tour in Melfort
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) held a virtual Presidents Tour in Melfort on Monday, Sept. 28.The President, Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz was joined by local physicians to hear their concerns a...
Sep 30, 2020
Blanchet, O'Toole return to Parliament, urge Canadians to guard against COVID-19
OTTAWA - A sombre Yves-Francois Blanchet reflected Wednesday on his own experience with COVID-19, saying he was lucky to have caught a mild case of the illness but that many Canadians are not so fortu...
Sep 30, 2020
14 days of solitude: The lonely success of the 'Atlantic bubble'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Laurie Leek has spent four of the past eight weeks alone in her home in St. John's. She was alone for her birthday. She was alone in the weeks immediately following her mother...
Sep 30, 2020
Rematch in Melfort constituency for October general election
A rematch is shaping up in the Melfort constituency when it comes to the October general election in Saskatchewan.Premier Scott Moe announced the dissolving of the legislative assembly on Tuesday, Sep...
Sep 29, 2020
Province records seven new COVID-19 cases, 18 recoveries
The province has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19.The new cases are located in the Central East (one) and Regina (six) zones. The total amount of reported cases is now at 1,899.Of the total cases,...
Sep 29, 2020
Quebec's second wave driven by community transmission, muddled messaging, expert says
MONTREAL - Quebecers following the COVID-19 news in recent days may be feeling a certain sense of deja vu. The government has been announcing 700, 800, even close to 900 new cases per day - numbers no...
Sep 29, 2020