Tag Archives: Health
Nightclubs ordered closed in British Columbia after spike in COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor ordered nightclubs and banquet halls to close on Tuesday to control the spread of COVID-19 and placed new restrictions on the sale of alcoh...
Sep 08, 2020
Quebec parents lose first round in legal fight for online classes amid pandemic
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec parents has lost the first round of a legal fight to force the province to provide an online learning option for families worried about sending children to school ami...
Sep 08, 2020
SHA warning of COVID-19 exposure in Watrous, Wakaw, and Waskesiu Lake
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of COVID-19 exposure at businesses in Watrous, Waskesiu, and Wakaw after an individual tested positive.The individual was at the Co-op Watrous Food Store o...
Sep 08, 2020
Province records seven new COVID-19 cases, seven new recoveries
The province has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19 - two of which are in the Prince Albert area - along with seven more recoveries. The total amount of reported cases is now at 1,669. The new cases...
Sep 08, 2020
Tam says she will pay close attention to review of pandemic-warning system
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she won't get ahead of an independent review of the early-warning unit in her agency that's meant to flag potential pandemics. Dr. Theresa ...
Sep 08, 2020
Canadians maintain strong trust in doctors and scientists during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canadians appear to still have solid faith in doctors and scientists nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, but opinions of educators have not fared so well. A new survey done for Proo...
Sep 08, 2020
Canadian lawyers demand freedom for ailing, hunger-striking 'Mandela of Iran'
OTTAWA - The Canadian legal team for an imprisoned Iranian human-rights lawyer is calling for federal sanctions and United Nations intervention as she wages a life-threatening hunger strike entering i...
Sep 08, 2020
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Sep 08, 2020
11 new COVID-19 cases, 1 recovery, 1 in hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 11 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. That's the second time a double-digit total has been announced for a single-day increase since Aug. 17. The new cases ar...
Sep 07, 2020
Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per cent in last week
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says today the aver...
Sep 07, 2020