Tag Archives: Health
P.E.I. reports 2 new COVID-19 cases linked to local man who returned from Nova Scotia
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island reported two more cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the weekend tally to five after the province went months without a single positive test. In a news con...
Jul 05, 2020
COVID-19 scare sees Latvia-bound troops turn around, return to Canada
OTTAWA - A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around and return home because of concerns those on board might have been exposed to COVID-19. The Polaris aircraft carr...
Jul 05, 2020
Young Syrian refugee gives back to Quebec by working at long-term care home
MONTREAL - George Chabo was just a teenager when the Syrian refugee arrived in Montreal in the winter of 2016, met first by Canadian Red Cross volunteers who supplied him and his family...
Jul 05, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jul 05, 2020
First glimpse of Canada's true COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July
OTTAWA - The national immunity task force has started testing thousands of blood samples for COVID-19 antibodies and should be able to produce a more detailed picture of how many Canadians have been i...
Jul 05, 2020
P.E.I. reports three new COVID-19 cases, including one seniors' residence employee
CHARLOTETOWN, P.E.I. - Prince Edward Island reported new COVID-19 cases for the first time in more than two months, announcing three new cases on Saturday - including one person who worked at Charlott...
Jul 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:46 p.m. ET on July 4, 2020: There are 105,317 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,784 confirmed (including 5,566 deaths, 25,280 res...
Jul 04, 2020
Stop enforcing sex work laws during COVID-19, Amnesty, sex worker advocates say
OTTAWA - Canada's sex work laws are creating undue harm and contribute to human rights violations during COVID-19, sex workers and human rights advocates say, which is why they're now pushing Ott...
Jul 04, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jul 04, 2020
Dr. Bonnie Henry honoured at mural exhibition, picks up Fluevog shoes in Gastown
VANCOUVER - Businesses in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood honoured the provincial health officer on Friday with a sneak peek at a mural exhibition featuring her image. Dr. Bonnie Henry vis...
Jul 03, 2020