Tag Archives: Health
B.C. judge rules against private care in test of universal system
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says a judge's decision against a surgeon advocating for patients' rights to pay for private medical care highlights the significant role of the pub...
Sep 10, 2020
Advocates say many people's mental health impacted by pandemic
Battlefords area mental health advocates say many people's mental health is being impacted by the pandemic, so it's important they get the help they need.With today marking Suicide Prevention Day arou...
Sep 10, 2020
Still no agreement on how returning Parliament will function as pandemic goes on
OTTAWA - Less than two weeks before Parliament is to resume sitting, no one knows how it is going to function amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal government has proposed a full resumption ...
Sep 10, 2020
Quebec to ban karaoke over COVID-19 risks, bar industry association says
QUEBEC - The head of a Quebec bar owners' association says the provincial government is banning karaoke indefinitely due to concerns over COVID-19. Renaud Poulin of the Corporation des proprietai...
Sep 10, 2020
B.C. report projects economic decline of 6.7 per cent, deficit near $13 billion
VICTORIA - British Columbia's financial outlook is being hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a partial recovery is on the horizon next year, says Finance Minister Carole James. But James, who descr...
Sep 10, 2020
Humboldt District Hospital installs new equipment, foundation launches new campaign
The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) has installed some new equipment.PIXYS is an automated medication management system at the Humboldt District Hospital worth $404,000.Executive Director...
Sep 10, 2020
Drive-through COVID-19 test site wildly busy on first day, SHA staying the course for now
It seems the new drive-through COVID-19 testing centre was the hot ticket in Regina on Tuesday afternoon.The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Wednesday it opened up all six lanes of the testing cent...
Sep 10, 2020
Quebecers who don't follow COVID-19 mask guidelines to face fines as of Saturday
Quebecers who flout rules requiring face coverings in indoor public spaces will be subject to a fine beginning on Saturday, Premier Francois Legault announced Thursday. Legault said the vast majority ...
Sep 10, 2020
B.C. parents calling for remote learning options, fear kids will lose spots
VANCOUVER - Parents keeping their children home from schools that offer limited or no remote learning options are concerned spots in speciality programs could be lost unless the Br...
Sep 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 10
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:04 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2020: There are 134,923 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,244 confirmed (including 5,773 deaths, 56,624 ...
Sep 10, 2020