Tag Archives: Health
Funds to fight COVID-19 in meat plants might not move for months, feds say
OTTAWA - Tens of millions of federal dollars aimed at helping food processors deal with a rash of COVID-19 outbreaks might not move until the end of September, and there are no details ...
May 11, 2020
China pushes back against efforts by Canada, to get Taiwan access at WHO
OTTAWA - China responded sternly Monday to efforts by Canada and its allies to allow Taiwan access to the World Health Organization, telling the coalition of countries to essentially butt out of ...
May 11, 2020
More COVID-19 restrictions eased as top doctor warns vaccine a ways off
Children played physically distanced games in a Quebec schoolyard and more Ontario shops began offering curbside pickup Monday as Canada's top doctor warned a COVID-19 vaccine is still a ways off. Que...
May 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:23 p.m. ET on May 11, 2020: There are 69,981 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 38,469 confirmed (inc...
May 11, 2020
Quebec schools reopen with emphasis on physical distancing, hygiene
ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - Quebec schoolchildren were greeted by their teachers with smiles and squirts of hand sanitizer on Monday as the province became the first to reopen some schools foll...
May 11, 2020
COVID-19 testing, contact tracing key to fending off second wave, experts say
VANCOUVER - Provinces hit hardest by COVID-19 have ramped up testing capacity as they plan to reopen their economies, but infectious disease experts say there will be recurring out...
May 11, 2020
P.C. Party questions government zoning off of the north
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is calling for the provincial government to review its policy of blocking off the north.The party's leader Ken Gray said in a media release that his ...
May 10, 2020
Bicycle Safety Week puts focus on safe riding
Sunday, May 10 marks the start of Bicycle Safety Week.This year's theme is 'Ready to Ride', which brings awareness of safe cycling and injury prevention across the province.Melfort Ambulance Manager W...
May 10, 2020
Another Cargill plant closes after COVID-19 outbreak
MONTREAL - A Cargill meat-processing plant south of Montreal announced it is closing its doors after at least 64 workers tested positive for COVID-19, even as schools across much of Quebec p...
May 10, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 2 p.m. Quebec is reporting 142 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the province's total to 2,928. There were also 735 ne...
May 10, 2020