Tag Archives: Health
Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - Canada now has deals in place with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and U.S.-based biotech firm Moderna to secure millions of doses of their experimental COVID-19 vaccines, in case either of ...
Aug 05, 2020
Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice
OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...
Aug 05, 2020
Potential explosion in mental illness could last years after pandemic: study
OTTAWA - A new study suggests Canadians, especially women, will face a potentially explosive increase in mental illness for years after the COVID-19 pandemic is finally over. Over the long t...
Aug 05, 2020
Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice
OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...
Aug 05, 2020
Urban farm helps strengthen food security in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you travel along Clapperton Road in Kamloops, there's one property that stands out. Located just behind the Butler Auto and RV lots, it's owned by the same family; instead of trailers, i...
Aug 04, 2020
Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, province launches new map to show spread
The province is releasing new COVID-19 maps to provide more detailed information on the number of cases across the province.Saskatchewan will now have an additional map available, showing the virus ca...
Aug 04, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine efforts provide hope but no silver bullet to stop pandemic: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's top public health doctors warned Tuesday that vaccines in development for COVID-19 provide hope but will not mean an immediate end to the pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam said the Public He...
Aug 04, 2020
Military exercise in Arctic aims to send message without spreading COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada and some of its closest allies have kicked off a three-week naval exercise in the Arctic that aims to send a message of unity against potential adversaries in the North without spreadi...
Aug 04, 2020
COVID Alert app a help even if it works only on newer phones: Tam
OTTAWA - Answering criticism that the federal "COVID Alert" app only works on newer smartphones, Dr. Theresa Tam says it's one of many tools in fighting the novel coronavirus. The app released last we...
Aug 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:12 p.m. on Aug 4, 2020: There are 117,791 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,845 confirmed (including 5,685 deaths, 50,886 resolve...
Aug 04, 2020