Tag Archives: Health
Families sue Ontario sperm bank, allege they were misled on donor background
Seven Canadian families are suing an Ontario sperm bank, alleging they were misled about their donor's background, including a potentially debilitating genetic condition. The families - who've la...
Sep 28, 2020
Gap in early death rates between rich and poor growing: research
Poor Canadians stand a greater chance of dying early than the well off and that gap has been growing for decades, says a detailed new analysis. The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Asso...
Sep 28, 2020
Possible COVID-19 exposures at six different Prince Albert businesses
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public about potential COVID-19 exposures at six different Prince Albert businesses from Sept. 10 to Sept. 21. The Real Canadian Superstore, 591...
Sep 27, 2020
15 new COVID-19 cases, one in North Central
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 15 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, eight from the Central East zone, four from Regina, one from Saskatoon and one from North Central. One case's location i...
Sep 27, 2020
Visits suspended at federal prisons in Quebec to prevent potential COVID spread
MONTREAL - Visits to federal prisons in Quebec have been suspended in an effort to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 inside the facilities, the Correctional Service of Canada sai...
Sep 27, 2020
19 new COVID-19 cases, 15 of which from Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday-15 of which are from Saskatoon. The other four are split between Regina and Central East. Of the Saskatoon cases, 13...
Sep 26, 2020
Demonstration in Fredericton as private abortion clinic to lose its doctor
FREDERICTON - A doctor who runs a private abortion clinic in Fredericton says he can't afford to continue subsidizing the service and is leaving the practice for another job at the end of th...
Sep 26, 2020
Officials report just one active COVID case in Nova Scotia, no new case Saturday
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is reporting no new cases of COVID-19, leaving just one active case in the province as of Saturday. Public Health officials say that person is currently hospitalized in intensive...
Sep 26, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 26
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:58 p.m. EDT on Sept. 26, 2020: There are 151,671 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 71,005 confirmed (including 5,821 deaths, 60,660 ...
Sep 26, 2020
SHA notifies P.A. residents of possible COVID-19 exposure at nine different businesses
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public about potential COVID-19 exposures at numerous Prince Albert businesses.The individual or persons visited a variety of businesses while l...
Sep 25, 2020