Tag Archives: Health
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 16
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:14 p.m. EDT on Sept. 16, 2020: There are 139,747 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,857 confirmed (including 5,788 deaths, 57,804 ...
Sep 16, 2020
Trudeau says he doesn't want an election but country will 'figure it out' if need be
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's democratic institutions - including Parliament and Elections Canada - need to be fully functional even in the midst of a deadly pandemic. But he in...
Sep 15, 2020
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet's spouse tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - The spouse of Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says she is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.In a tweet, Nancy Deziel says she was tested Monday after losing h...
Sep 15, 2020
COVID-19 exposure in Wynyard and Foam Lake
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of a possible COVID-19 exposure in Foam Lake and Wynyard, as well as Saskatoon.An individual who tested positive for the virus was likely infectious when a...
Sep 15, 2020
Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires
VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...
Sep 15, 2020
MRI services expanded for patients in central and northern Saskatchewan
Patients in central and northern Saskatchewan will have more access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services after Mayfair Diagnostics began delivering services in mid-August.In a release, the Min...
Sep 15, 2020
Manitoba turns shipping containers into nursing home visitation rooms
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government went looking for a way to quickly set up exterior visitation rooms at personal care homes across the province - something that could keep residents and the...
Sep 15, 2020
Ten new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more recoveries in Saskatchewan.According to a media release, the new cases are located in the Saskatoon (eight) and Central East (two) zones.To date, there h...
Sep 15, 2020
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries
OTTAWA - As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, poorer countries are coming to grips with no school at all as the only option. Lebanon ...
Sep 15, 2020
Hundreds of billions in planned military spending 'secure' despite COVID-19: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says hundreds of billions of dollars in planned spending for the military over the next two decades is "secure" despite the ballooning federal deficit to deal w...
Sep 15, 2020