Tag Archives: Health
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. Health Canada and the RCMP have seized more than 1,500 unauthorized COVID-19 test kits from a person in Richmon...
Apr 30, 2020
Montreal hospital to test disinfection robot that uses ultraviolet rays
MONTREAL - The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre says it will soon conduct the first Canadian test of a robot that uses ultraviolet light to disinfect. The Montreal instit...
Apr 30, 2020
'We've been braced for it:' Nunavut confirms first case of COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut - COVID-19 has reached Canada's High Arctic. Nunavut confirmed Thursday its first case of the novel coronavirus in one of the country's northernmost communities. "We've been braced fo...
Apr 30, 2020
'What do we do with the kids?' Experts say child care needed in reopening plans
REGINA - Kelly Knowles has many questions about returning to work, including where her son would go. The Regina hairstylist contacted his daycare after the Saskatchewan government announced last ...
Apr 30, 2020
ICU continues to deal with cases during COVID-19 pandemic with operating changes
VANCOUVER - As a senior physician at St. Paul's hospital, Dr. Del Dorscheid has a special view of how COVID-19 is affecting patient care beyond the pandemic. Unlike other parts of the hospital, t...
Apr 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:41 p.m. on April 30, 2020: There are 53,236 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 27,538 confirmed (incl...
Apr 30, 2020
The people who cared for him: How a single COVID-19 case moved through the system
VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeff Booton watched the details flash across ...
Apr 30, 2020
The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled
VANCOUVER - The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeffrey Booton watched the details flash acro...
Apr 30, 2020
Nunavut sees 1st COVID case; Ontario deaths top 1,000 on biggest daily toll
TORONTO - COVID-19 has now spread to every region in Canada, with Nunavut reporting its first case on Thursday, as Ontario reported its largest one-day climb in fatalities and the country's budget off...
Apr 30, 2020
Long-running summer event pushed back due to COVID-19
Prince Albert's annual downtown street fair is being pushed back.The Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District (PADBID) has announced the event is being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 29, 2020 The Downtown Business Improvement District has pushed back the summer street fair. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)