Tag Archives: Health
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
Top Nunavut justice says judges can't be too lenient with sentences during pandemic
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Offenders in Nunavut should not necessarily get shorter jail time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nunavut's top judge. Chief Justice Neil Sharkey says while the pandemi...
Sep 23, 2020
Murder trial on pause while Winnipeg juror tested for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Jury deliberations for a second-degree murder trial in Manitoba have been put on hold so a juror can be tested for COVID-19. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Vic Toews told the remaining 11 j...
Sep 23, 2020
As Quebec rolls out COVID-19 ad campaign, experts wonder if it will reach target audience
MONTREAL - Quebec has begun rolling out a COVID-19 advertising campaign aimed at putting a human face on the deadly virus and reaching those who discount its severity. The ads - th...
Sep 23, 2020
Six new cases of COVID-19 and 19 more recoveries recorded in Saskatchewan
There are six new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province and 19 more recoveries. The provincial total is now at 1,830.The new cases are in the Saskatoon (two), Central West (one) and Regina (thre...
Sep 23, 2020
Reactions to the minority Liberal government's speech from the throne
OTTAWA - "The prime minister had an opportunity to present a real plan to Canadians, and he didn't do that." - Candice Bergen, deputy Conservative leader --- "I'm not surprised that the Liberal ...
Sep 23, 2020
Feds promise help for surging COVID-19 test demand but won't OK rapid-test tech yet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to help provinces respond to soaring demands for COVID-19 testing but there is still no indication of when the government will approve th...
Sep 23, 2020
Five highlights from the speech from the throne
OTTAWA - In a new speech from the throne, the Liberal government detailed its plan to face the coming second wave of COVID-19, support Canadians and businesses that are still struggling because of the...
Sep 23, 2020