Tag Archives: Health
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:35 p.m. There have been another four deaths in B.C. due to COVID-19 complications. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie H...
Sep 21, 2020
Melfort woman raising funds, organizing walk for childhood cancer
A walk in Melfort on Wednesday will aim to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer.The Believe in the Gold foundation walk's typically take place in the larger cities like Regina and Saskatoon ...
Sep 21, 2020
Public Healthy Agency of Canada gets new president as current one steps down
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is getting a new president as the country heads into the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Iain Stewart, curren...
Sep 21, 2020
John Horgan calls an election in British Columbia for Oct. 24
LANGFORD, B.C. - Premier John Horgan called an early election Monday, saying British Columbia needs stability during the COVID-19 pandemic as opposition leaders accused him of putting politics ah...
Sep 21, 2020
Quebec declares beginning of second wave as COVID-19 gains steam in central Canada
MONTREAL - COVID-19 appeared to be gaining steam in several regions of central Canada on Monday, prompting Quebec's public health director to announce the beginning of a second wave in that ...
Sep 21, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 21
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:12 p.m. EDT on Sept. 21, 2020: There are 145,415 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 68,128 confirmed (including 5,804 deaths, 59,131 ...
Sep 21, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 20
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:42 p.m. EDT on Sept. 20, 2020: There are 143,649 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 67,542 confirmed (including 5,802 deaths, 58,796 ...
Sep 20, 2020
'Everything has changed': N.B. doctor describes racism after COVID-19 outbreak
After months of harassment and racist remarks, the doctor at the centre of a COVID-19 controversy that rocked New Brunswick says his life has been changed entirely. Dr. Jean Robert Ngola, a ...
Sep 20, 2020
Addressing anti-mask protests poses a challenge for leaders, experts say
MONTREAL - Quebec's COVID-19 case numbers hit their highest numbers since the end of May this weekend, but Alexandre Laberge-Ayotte wasn't worried. Laberge-Ayotte and a handful of other protester...
Sep 20, 2020
Preparations underway for pandemic election in Saskatchewan and maybe B.C.
VANCOUVER - Election administrators in British Columbia are ready with hand sanitizer for voters and personal protective equipment for polling station workers as par...
Sep 20, 2020