Tag Archives: Health
Troops urged to seek help as use of mental-health services hits 'all-time low'
OTTAWA - Canada's top military officer is urging his troops to reach out for help if it's required, as the use of mental-health services for military personnel has reached an all-time low. In an open ...
Apr 26, 2020
Volunteers use 3D printers to make personal protective equipment during pandemic
TORONTO - Groups of volunteers across Canada are using 3D printers to produce personal protective equipment and other essential supplies at a breakneck speed - an effort some say could have a lasting ...
Apr 26, 2020
Gloves and masks become problem litter as COVID-19 prompts people to cover up
When Debbie Barna takes her dogs Moe and Joey for a walk, she sees gloves and masks around her apartment building. "I've noticed on the lawn area where we take the dogs, the masks are starting to...
Apr 26, 2020
Whatever!
Whatever you are feeling – despair, overwhelm, frustration, sadness, it's ok, it's real. You aren't crazy, you aren't the only one feeling like this, let yourself feel what you feel. And then fe...
Apr 26, 2020
Quebecers answer call to work on farms, but are they up to the task?
MONTREAL - Melina Plante has found that, on her five-hectare fruit and vegetable farm south of Montreal by the U.S. border, one experienced Guatemalan farmhand can produce mor...
Apr 26, 2020
Wage subsidy program to help fund faith as congregations face COVID-19 crunch
OTTAWA - When the Archdiocese of Toronto cancelled services at its 225 parishes due to COVID-19, it faced a big financial hit, along with difficult layoffs and pay cuts for clergy....
Apr 26, 2020
English River FN makes 'urgent call for support' from province to help control COVID-19 spread
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in the Far North region of Saskatchewan, the English River First Nation "is making an urgent call for support to help control and eradicate the current spr...
Apr 25, 2020 The English River First Nation. (Facebook, English River First Nation)
Seven of eight new COVID-19 cases in Far North region
The Far North region continued to see a large increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases. Out of the eight new cases reported on Saturday, seven of them are in the Far North. The other occurred in the North...
Apr 25, 2020 COVID-19. (The Canadian Press)
Trudeau says too early to discuss 'immunity passports' for people recovered from COVID
It's premature to talk about "immunity passports" for Canadians who have been infected with COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday, because the science is unclear about whether those wh...
Apr 25, 2020
Hayley Wickenheiser and Ryan Reynolds hear N.S. rampage widower's plea for PPE
Two famous Canadians have heard a man's plea to protect Nova Scotian health-care workers like his wife who was killed in a murderous rampage. Hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser tweeted Friday that...
Apr 25, 2020