Tag Archives: Health
Billions more for health care tops premiers' wish list for throne speech
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers unanimously demanded Friday that the federal government fork over at least $28 billion more each year for health care, among other big-ticket items on their wish list for ne...
Sep 17, 2020
Mouth wash test coming for school-aged children in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbia is introducing a new saline gargle test for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to help make COVID-19 testing easier for children and teenagers. Provincial health o...
Sep 17, 2020
Province records seven new cases of COVID-19, four more recoveries
There are seven new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province and four more recoveries. The provincial total is now at 1,757.One case from Sept. 16 has now been removed from the total because it was...
Sep 17, 2020
Behind the mask: adapting to change in the classroom
There may be some minor discomfort and a few issues with communication, but students seem to be adapting to life behind the mask. And the key message is things aren't as bad as initially feared.That's...
Sep 17, 2020
Yoga instructors in Melfort adapt to COVID-19 challenges
Melfort yoga instructors have had to make changes to adapt to challenges posed by the pandemic.Taryn McDonald with Untamed Balance Yoga and Wellness had offered outdoor yoga classes but as the weather...
Sep 17, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court upholds province's COVID-19 travel ban
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The province of Newfoundland and Labrador was justified in banning most travel from other provinces because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a provincial Supreme Court judge ruled on Thurs...
Sep 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 17
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:42 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17, 2020: There are 140,867 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 66,356 confirmed (including 5,791 deaths, 58,012 ...
Sep 17, 2020
Wage subsidy extension into 2021 critical for tourism sector to survive: industry
OTTAWA - A coalition of organizations representing the tourism sector says the federal government must keep its wage-subsidy program in place well into next year to help businesses with dire prospects...
Sep 17, 2020
Doctors, patient advocates say telemedicine spurred by pandemic is here to stay
The arrival of COVID-19 has taken the concept of telemedicine from a pipe dream to a fixture across Ontario, with many doctors expressing the hope that the change is here to stay long beyond the pande...
Sep 17, 2020
Welcome to Twitch U: Pandemic has some profs streaming lectures on gaming platform
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - David Churchill is just 20 minutes into his first lecture of the semester at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and already students are expressing their enthusiasm. Not with lit-...
Sep 17, 2020