Tag Archives: Health
Cities ask for help as feds, provinces remain apart on deal for $14 billion
OTTAWA - Municipal leaders lamented the lack of progress between Ottawa and the provinces over $14 billion in federal aid for child care, personal protective equipment and transit funding, saying...
Jun 19, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territoires 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 19, 2020
La Ronge residents excited about 80-bed long-term care facility commitment
La Ronge resident Gary Veteri is pleased with the provincial announcement this week about the future construction of an 80-bed long-term care facility in the community. Throughout the last several yea...
Jun 18, 2020
New data sees small increase in veterans' historical risk of suicide
OTTAWA - The federal government has released updated figures showing once again that Canadian veterans are at greater risk of suicide than those who have never served in uniform. The new figures add t...
Jun 18, 2020
Border rules mean gruelling drive for Quebecers headed to Iles-de-la-Madeleine
MONTREAL - Quebecers hoping to vacation on the Iles-de-la-Madeleine learned this week they will not be able to stop in New Brunswick overnight because of restrictions on interprovincial travel. The Qu...
Jun 18, 2020
Province reports 15 new cases of COVID-19, new outbreak declared
There are 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 708.Fourteen of those cases are in the province's South region.The new cases are connected to a new outbreak declared by the S...
Jun 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:12 p.m. on June 18, 2020: There are 100,220 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,383 confirmed (incl...
Jun 18, 2020
New Brunswick legislators defeat controversial mandatory vaccination bill
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick legislators have voted down a controversial bill that would have made vaccinations mandatory for children in the province's schools and d...
Jun 18, 2020
N.S. allows 10-person gatherings, aims to reopen to other Canadians in mid-July
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is allowing people to gather in groups of up to 10, as the province has gone nine days without any fresh cases of COVID-19. The announcement by Premier Stephen McN...
Jun 18, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak for two Hutterite communities in RM of Maple Creek
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) declared COVID-19 outbreaks in two Hutterite communities in the RM of Maple Creek Wednesday evening.Two members of a rural household in the area tested positive...
Jun 18, 2020