Tag Archives: Health
Montreal Lake Cree Nation going into lockdown
Montreal Lake Cree Nation is closing its borders.Chief Frank Roberts made the announcement in a video posted to the First Nation's Facebook page. The announcement comes on the heels of someone in the ...
Jul 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, July 10
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:10 p.m. on July 10, 2020: There are 107,125 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,316 confirmed (including 5,612 deaths, 25,675 resol...
Jul 10, 2020
Presumptive Nunavut COVID case turns out negative after further testing
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Tests for what would have been Nunavut's first case of COVID-19 have come back negative. The territory's chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, is confirming the result...
Jul 10, 2020
Genetic non-discrimination law is constitutional, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a federal law that forbids companies to make people undergo genetic testing before buying insurance or other services. The Genetic ...
Jul 10, 2020
Doctors, nurses urged to provide info on racism in B.C. emergency rooms
VICTORIA - A former judge investigating allegations of racism towards Indigenous people in British Columbia's health-care system is calling on patients, families, doctors and nurses to come forward wi...
Jul 09, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19 in province, cluster identified in P.A.
There are five new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province today, bringing the provincial total to 813 cases. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is alerting Prince Albert residents and those travell...
Jul 09, 2020
Changes being made to make it easier for parents to pass on Canadian citizenship
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is updating a legal definition of "parent" to make it easier for some parents to pass their Canadian citizenship onto their children. Previously, children born to Canad...
Jul 09, 2020
SHA warning of possible COVID-19 transmission in Lloydminster
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an advisory saying a person who later tested positive for COVID-19 recently visited locations in Lloydminster when that individual likely was infectious.In...
Jul 09, 2020
Police chiefs call for decriminalization of personal drug use
OTTAWA - Canada's police chiefs are calling for decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs as the best way to battle substance abuse and addiction. The Canadian Associati...
Jul 09, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 9
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:18 p.m. on July 9, 2020: There are 106,805 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,216 confirmed (including 5,609 deaths, 25,616 resolv...
Jul 09, 2020