Tag Archives: Health
North East School Division preparing for schools to reopen this fall
Summer holidays are well underway for students and teachers, but work continues behind the scenes with schools reopening this fall.Schools across Saskatchewan closed in March due to the COVID-19 pande...
Jul 13, 2020
Sentries return to National War Memorial as COVID-19 threat recedes
OTTAWA - Military sentries are returning to their spots in front of the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as the threat posed by COVID-19 appears to be receding. The Canadian Armed...
Jul 13, 2020
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is for the second time extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, this time until at least December. But the gov...
Jul 13, 2020
COVID-19 cases linked to private hotel parties in Kelowna: B.C. health minister
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's health minister says several COVID-19 exposures in Kelowna serve as a reminder of the risks posed by private gatherings. Adrian Dix said during a news conferenc...
Jul 13, 2020
Trudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from WE decision
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for not recusing himself from the government's decision to have WE Charity manage a $900-million student-aid program, saying his family's longtime...
Jul 13, 2020
Northern schools face additional challenges for reopening — and staying closed
Teachers in Ontario's northern school boards are sounding the alarm about back-to-school plans, saying the region's vast geography and sparse population present challenges not considered in ...
Jul 13, 2020
Ontario anticipates Stage 3 of its pandemic plan as concerns rise in Quebec
A lot of businesses across Ontario are eagerly awaiting an announcement today from the provincial government. With recent data indicating a gradual but steady decline in Ontario's COVID-19 caselo...
Jul 13, 2020
As postponed NHL season resumes, some fans say the lure of parties will be strong
EDMONTON - As hockey fans gear up for a truncated season to begin next month, some in Canada's two "hub cities" say the temptation to celebrate - and flout physical distancing guidelines - may prove t...
Jul 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, July 13
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:16 p.m. on July 13, 2020: There are 108,155 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,621 confirmed (including 5,628 deaths, 25,911 resol...
Jul 13, 2020
Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they might have given it to. But even the best effo...
Jul 12, 2020