Tag Archives: Health
Tory leader O'Toole says he won't bar MPs from using private COVID-19 testing site
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's urging his MPs to be hypervigilant amid concerns they could bring COVID-19 from Ottawa back to their ridings. But he won't stop them from using the ...
Sep 24, 2020
Politicians must not pressure Health Canada to approve rapid COVID-19 tests: Freeland
OTTAWA - The federal government is "lining up advance deals" to buy rapid tests for COVID-19 so as soon as the technology is approved for use in Canada, it can be put to work, says Deputy Prime Minist...
Sep 24, 2020
Province pays for new alcohol strategy community coordinator in P.A.
The Northern Alcohol Strategy is being renewed, and funding this year from SGI and the Ministries of Justice and police will help pay for a new community coordinator position in Prince Albert.The fund...
Sep 24, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7:35 p.m. Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is not in a second wave of COVID-19 despite increased ...
Sep 24, 2020
N.S. appeals court hears case of woman trying to stop husband's assisted death
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court reserved its decision Thursday following a hearing during which an 82-year-old woman tried to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted...
Sep 24, 2020
Spectre of COVID-19 second wave looms as Quebec urges limited social gatherings
Quebecers are being urged to limit their social contact and Ontario is trying to get a handle on its testing backlog, while Alberta's top doctor says she doesn't believe a second wave of COVID-19 and ...
Sep 24, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 24
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:14 p.m. EDT on Sept. 24, 2020: There are 149,094 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 69,670 confirmed (including 5,810 deaths, 59,943 ...
Sep 24, 2020
NDP edges toward supporting Liberal minority after changes to COVID-19 benefits
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government appears poised to survive a confidence vote on its throne speech after introducing legislation Thursday aimed at securing NDP suppo...
Sep 23, 2020
Sask. Rivers schools see big surge in distance learning
The equivalent of building a whole new school is how the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is characterizing the popularity of its distance learning option amid the COVID pandemic. Director o...
Sep 23, 2020
'My family will never receive a greater gift': local man receives double lung transplant
Shellbrook's Ralph Harris is recovering in an Edmonton hospital after receiving a double lung transplant this week. He's been waiting for four years. In 2016, Harris was diagnosed with pulmonary fibro...
Sep 23, 2020