Tag Archives: Health

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 8
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:58 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2020: There are 119,221 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 60,367 confirmed (including 5,692 deaths, 50,886 resolv...
Aug 08, 2020

Public Health Agency of Canada says more illnesses linked to U.S.-grown onions
The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 239 confirmed cases of illness in the country linked to a recall of U.S.-grown onions over Salmonella contamination.The agency says 29 people have...
Aug 08, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'
COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. In March, Correctional Servi...
Aug 08, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'
COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. In March, Correctional Servi...
Aug 08, 2020

Quebec festivals organizers look to innovate as restrictions loosened
Montreal has been having its quietest summer in recent memory, as COVID-19 put an end to a world-renowned festival circuit celebrating everything from jazz to circus arts. While ma...
Aug 08, 2020

Canadian man who was set to be deported from U.S. gets COVID in custody, dies
TORONTO - A Canadian man who contracted COVID-19 while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities has died, leaving his family shaken and looking for answers from governments on both sid...
Aug 07, 2020

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...
Aug 07, 2020

Province records 20th COVID-19 related death
Saskatchewan has recorded the province's 20th death related to COVID-19.There are 23 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 1,409 cases. There were also 59 more recover...
Aug 07, 2020

Face masks and survey: LLRIB preps for back to school
Amidst the political debate in Saskatchewan over whether face masks should be mandatory at schools and if the government's back to school plan should be more specific and expansive, the Lac La Ronge I...
Aug 07, 2020

Ten workers test positive for COVID-19 at pork processing plant in Manitoba
BRANDON, Man. - A Maple Leaf Foods facility in Manitoba where 10 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 will remain open, the head of the company said, despite calls from the union to halt producti...
Aug 07, 2020