Tag Archives: Health
University of B.C. study warns wildfire smoke could make COVID-19 symptoms worse
VANCOUVER - A study by University of British Columbia researchers underscores the immediate, harmful health effects of wildfire smoke and says there are concerning implications dur...
Jun 24, 2020
Plans for 'Atlantic bubble' on July 3 as cases of COVID-19 stabilize
HALIFAX - The four Atlantic provinces have announced plans to ease interprovincial travel restrictions, creating a so-called "bubble" as the region has reported relatively few new ...
Jun 24, 2020
Asylum seekers continue to cross Canada-U.S. border despite shutdown
OTTAWA - Asylum seekers continue to cross the Canada-U.S. border despite the widespread closure that remains in effect to all but non-essential travel. New statistics show 21 people were apprehended b...
Jun 24, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from 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...
Jun 24, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:25 p.m. on June 24, 2020: There are 102,242 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,937 confirmed (incl...
Jun 24, 2020
‘Not doing enough’: Provincial auditor takes eHealth to task over network security issues
The provincial auditor has a number of recommendations for eHealth after finding its network security lacking in an audit finished just four months before the agency was hit with a ransomware attack.T...
Jun 23, 2020
P.A.'s top cop talks sensitive topics
Body cameras, Clare's Law, and the Black Lives Matter movement have all been very high profile issues in recent weeks as recent protests has led to a re-examination of policing locally and abroad. paN...
Jun 23, 2020
Eleven new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan
There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 753.Ten of those cases are in the province's Far North region and one is in the Saskatoon region.Of the reported cases, 95 rem...
Jun 23, 2020
Alberta to reinstate environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15
EDMONTON - Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued ord...
Jun 23, 2020
Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON - The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes "it will be when and not if" there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains "cautiously ...
Jun 23, 2020