Tag Archives: Health
NDP calls for universal sick-leave benefits as people return to work
OTTAWA - All Canadians need access to two weeks of sick-leave benefits as provinces start moving to reopen their economies while fighting COVID-19, and the federal government shoul...
May 13, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened tens of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed thousands. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a ...
May 13, 2020
Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate
As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered - COVID-19 patients.The provincial government is using the centre as an isola...
May 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:23 p.m. ET on May 13, 2020: There are 72,278 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 39,931 confirmed...
May 13, 2020
Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban; PM not yet ready to consider future plan
WASHINGTON - Canada is not yet prepared to confront the challenges inherent in reopening the shared border with the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, stopping shor...
May 13, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:15 p.m. British Columbia health officials say one person has died and 16 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in th...
May 13, 2020
Non-medical masks can help when physical distancing not possible, says Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says Canadians in communities where COVID-19 is still spreading should wear non-medical masks when they can't stay physically distant from others. Dr....
May 13, 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: ...
May 13, 2020
Health Canada approves serological test to detect COVID-19 antibodies
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it has authorized the first COVID-19 serological test for use in the country to detect antibodies specific to the virus. DiaSorin, an Italian multinational biotechnology co...
May 12, 2020
Union remembers Cargill worker who died as a 'quiet, gentle and humble man'
CALGARY - The union representing workers at the Cargill meat processing plant in southern Alberta has paid tribute to the second employee who died as a result of COVID-19. Benito Quesada, who was...
May 12, 2020