Tag Archives: Health
Canadian expert says he is confident COVID-19 vaccine is months, not years away
OTTAWA - One of Canada's preeminent infectious disease experts says he is confident a vaccine for COVID-19 will be ready in months, not years. Dr. Gary Kobinger, director of the Research Cen...
Jun 12, 2020
Canadian expert says he is confident COVID-19 vaccine is months, not years away
OTTAWA - One of Canada's preeminent infectious disease experts says he is confident a vaccine for COVID-19 will be ready in months, not years. Dr. Gary Kobinger, director of the Research Cen...
Jun 12, 2020
Air travellers to be checked for fevers at Canadian airports
OTTAWA - Air travellers will need to have their temperatures checked before they're allowed to board planes but the system will take months to set up, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Friday....
Jun 12, 2020
Rotary Skate Park and playgrounds open in North Battleford
As the City of North Battleford opens its playgrounds today, a much discussed amenity is also ready for kickflips and slides. The Rotary Skate Park is available to the public, after the removal of sha...
Jun 12, 2020
Caution abounds as Alberta eases huge raft of COVID-19 restrictions
CALGARY - Restaurateur Leslie Echino laughs at the notion that even as Alberta lifts many more COVID-19 restrictions her business could return to anywhere close to normal. As ...
Jun 12, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:01 p.m. on June 12, 2020: There are 97,943 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,666 confirmed (inclu...
Jun 12, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces 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: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 12, 2020
Man found dead in Regina lake twice went to hospital for help, called 911
REGINA - The family of a young man says he tried twice to get mental help at a hospital the day he drowned in a lake in Regina - and that he was taken there the second time, just hours befor...
Jun 11, 2020
Coroner to feds: Take action on B.C. overdose epidemic like with pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has recorded the highest number of illicit drug overdose deaths in a single month, prompting the chief coroner to say the federal government should take bold act...
Jun 11, 2020
Statistics Canada asks parents to share their COVID-19 experiences
OTTAWA - If you are a parent whose friends and family are tired of hearing you vent about the challenges of juggling work and child-rearing during COVID-19, the federal statistics agency wan...
Jun 11, 2020