Tag Archives: Health
Senate joins House of Commons in extending suspension until mid-June
OTTAWA - The Senate is staying closed for two more weeks, not planning to sit again until June 16. The upper chamber is following the lead of the House of Commons, which doesn't have a ...
May 29, 2020
Want a mask with your Big Mac? Alberta handing out masks at drive-thrus
EDMONTON - Alberta is planning to distribute 20 million non-medical masks for free at hundreds of drive-thru fast-food restaurants. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says it's one more way to keep Al...
May 29, 2020
Two new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, total at 641
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 641. One new case is in the Saskatoon region and the other is in the South region.Accordin...
May 29, 2020
Minister says Ottawa must respect choice of First Nations to hold powwows
OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says Ottawa won't dictate terms to First Nations on holding ceremonies and powwows during a pandemic. "If you believe in self-determination of Indigenous...
May 29, 2020
Saskatchewan company connecting residents with healthcare providers
A way to access licensed doctors and nurses from the comfort of your home? There's an app for that.All Saskatchewan residents with a valid healthcard are now able to connect with healthcare providers ...
May 29, 2020
Scholarships awarded to local health care professionals
The first awards from the new Dr. M.Z. Hussain Memorial Scholarship Program have been made.The funding is a partnership between Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) and Rizwan and Saima ...
May 29, 2020
Another $650M in COVID-19 aid bound for Indigenous communities, Miller says
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced the details of $650 million in additional funding to help Indigenous communities cope with the pandemic, after months of First Nations, Inuit and Metis le...
May 29, 2020
Garneau says still no black boxes from Iran in January shootdown of airliner
OTTAWA - Canada and four other countries are still trying to pressure Iran to release the flight recorders from its Jan. 8 shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, Transport Minister Marc Garneau sai...
May 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:07 p.m. on May 29, 2020: There are 89,418 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 50,232 confirmed (includ...
May 29, 2020
Hospice's refusal to provide assisted death causes 'anxiety,' says B.C. mayor
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has a long history of helping people near death but denies them medical assistance in dying is drawing criticism from the city's mayor in a clash of ideologies t...
May 29, 2020