Tag Archives: Health
B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing
VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says he wants to see the evidence that it's safe for the country's two largest airlines to drop their in-flight distancing policies during t...
Jun 29, 2020
SHA advises possible COVID-19 exposure at Sunnyside Bar in Emma Lake
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is issuing an advisory of a possible COVID-19 exposure at Sunnyside Bar in Emma Lake.According to a media release, the SHA got confirmation that a person who wa...
Jun 29, 2020
Coroner finds organizational problems in death of 24-year-old during Montreal marathon
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner who looked into the death last year of a 24-year-old runner in a Montreal half-marathon is raising several issues with communication and organizati...
Jun 29, 2020
Feds reviewing COVID-19 aid to prep for potential second wave, Trudeau say
OTTAWA - The federal government's ongoing review about the good, bad and possibly ugly parts of its response to COVID-19 will feed into plans for an improved response to a potential second wave of the...
Jun 29, 2020
Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted the federal government a five-month extension to revise its legislation on medical assistance in dying, giving Ottawa until just before Christmas to confor...
Jun 29, 2020
One new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, provincial total at 779
Saskatchewan recorded one new case of COVID-19 and 18 more recoveries on Monday.According to a media release, the new case is in the Far North region.Of the 779 reported COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan...
Jun 29, 2020
Veterans Affairs hiring more staff to tackle growing backlog of disability cases
OTTAWA - The federal government will hire hundreds more temporary staff as part of a broader plan to tackle the growing backlog of requests for support and benefits from disabled veterans, many of who...
Jun 29, 2020
New models show COVID-19 progress but with 'hotspots' to monitor: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new federal models show continued progress in suppressing COVID-19, but with significant hotspots. He says the restrictions Canadians have lived with throug...
Jun 29, 2020
New models show COVID-19 progress but with 'hotspots' to monitor
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the country appears to have largely gotten a handle on the spread of COVID-19, limiting transmission after weeks of restrictions that are being slowl...
Jun 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:14 p.m. on June 29, 2020: There are 103,918 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,390 confirmed (including 5,485 deaths, 24,602 resol...
Jun 29, 2020