Tag Archives: Health
Anxiety high as Canadian schools prepare for students from COVID-ravaged U.S.
WASHINGTON - Post-secondary students from the pandemic-riven United States are getting ready to go back to school in Canada - a rite of passage that's causing more anxiety than usual fo...
Jul 20, 2020
Possible COVID-19 exposure in Cut Knife
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing an advisory after confirmation that an individual who was at a business in Cut Knife tested positive for COVID-19 during the time when they were likely inf...
Jul 20, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, July 20
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:20 p.m. on July 20, 2020: There are 111,124 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,616 confirmed (including 5,657 deaths, 50,190 resol...
Jul 20, 2020
Some resistance as Quebec makes masks in indoor public places mandatory
MONTREAL - Quebec's mandatory face-covering measure for indoor public places has largely been followed since it came into effect Saturday, but there has been some opposition to the COVID-19-...
Jul 19, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 19
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:55 p.m. on July 19, 2020: There are 110,338 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,466 confirmed (including 5,655 deaths, 50,050 resol...
Jul 19, 2020
Lockdown fatigue, 'invincibility' causing more COVID-19 infections in young people
More young people are being infected with COVID-19, creating the potential for a severe outbreak, scientists warn. They say the change in demographics could be attributed to lockdown fatigue, in...
Jul 19, 2020
Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs
TORONTO - As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus. This is according to a new Angus Reid poll which ...
Jul 18, 2020
Freshly squeezed fundraiser goes virtual
A charitable organization, which helps grant wishes to children in need, is literally turning lemons into lemonade this year, but will need lots of support to make that happen.Despite the challenges b...
Jul 18, 2020
Bloc to back Liberals' bill extending wage subsidy, sending money to disabled
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says it'll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of...
Jul 18, 2020
Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready
OTTAWA - The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready. Procurement Minister An...
Jul 18, 2020