Tag Archives: Health

OTTAWA - With an uptick in new cases of COVID-19 in Canada sparking concerns about a second wave of the illness, advocates for seniors in long-term care say more federal support must start flowin...

This week is National Drowning Prevention Week.The week is marked by lifesaving societies across Canada and aims to get the public thinking and talking about drowning and how to prevent it.In past yea...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:26 p.m. on July 22, 2020: There are 112,240 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,938 confirmed (including 5,662 deaths, 50,373 resol...

The Scattered Site Outreach Program has already reopened after being temporarily closed at the end of June. That's according to Kikinahk Friendship Centre Executive Director Ron Woytowich, who said th...

Stay safe on the water while having fun this summer.We are in the middle of Drowning Prevention Week in Canada, which runs July 19 to 25.Melfort Ambulance Manager Wayne Therres told northeastNOW drown...

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of Tuesday, bringing Saskatchewan's total to 970. There are two new cases in the Far North, two in the central region, one in Saskatoon and thr...

VANCOUVER - A long-term care home in North Vancouver that was the site of Canada's first confirmed COVID-19 death says it received a hoax call as the outbreak began that created "needless fe...

OTTAWA - New outbreaks of COVID-19 among young adults across the country are sparking concern about the impact these clusters of new cases could have on the ongoing easing of pandemic r...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:56 p.m. on July 21, 2020: There are 111,697 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,796 confirmed (including 5,658 deaths, 50,298 resol...

The Hudson Bay Heritage Park is set to open for the first time in 2020.The park, which normally opens in May, had been closed for the entire year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.But they will re-open Tue...