Tag Archives: Health
Murky mystery of COVID-19's origins takes back seat in Canada to easing crisis
WASHINGTON - Canada is keeping a safe distance - for now - from the theory that the COVID-19 outbreak began by accident in a virology laboratory in China - a narrative that's gaining traction by ...
May 04, 2020
Bank of Canada's independence key to aiding post-COVID recovery, Wilkins says
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will need to maintain its independence to aid the economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as the country's debt levels rise, says the bank's secon...
May 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:36 p.m. on May 4, 2020: There are 60,772 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 32,623 confirmed (includi...
May 04, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6 p.m. Health officials in Alberta say they are monitoring an outbreak of 30 COVID-19 cases among employees at a Purolato...
May 04, 2020
Trudeau takes part in COVID-19 virtual pledging conference led by EU
OTTAWA - Canada joined the global community Monday in helping to raise $11 billion toward a COVID-19 vaccine, amid promises to avoid past pandemic practice and make it available fo...
May 04, 2020
'Numb and very lost': Meat plant reopens as memorial held for Cargill worker
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - The husband of a meat-packing worker who died last month remembered her as "a wonderful wife" who indulged him as he expressed his grief at a memorial Monday, the sa...
May 04, 2020
'Sense of relief' as provinces begin easing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions
Quebecers were shopping for furniture, Winnipeggers were sipping beers on patios and a Regina physiotherapist was treating aches and pains that built up during weeks of isolation. ...
May 04, 2020
Provinces must give emotional support to returning students: education advocates
VANCOUVER - Bored and isolated students are spending too many hours online and some have started using more substances, but all students will need extra emotional support ...
May 04, 2020
Rally outside Mission prison calls for safe release of inmates amid pandemic
MISSION, B.C. - A justice advocacy group says it wants prisoners at a federal institution in British Columbia ravaged by a COVID-19 outbreak to know there are people in the community fighting for...
May 03, 2020
COVID-19 case reported at Meadow Lake Co-op hardware store
In a letter issued to customers on May 2, Meadow Lake Co-op Service Centre hardware store reported one employee had tested positive for COVID-19. General manager Caralee Strome told meadowlakeNOW she ...
May 03, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)