Category Archives: Lifestyle
Despite Pfizer success, a lot has to happen before vaccine rollout in Canada: experts
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial suggest a 90 per cent efficacy rate at preventing COVID-19, a number that has Canadian infectious disease experts cautiously optimistic that a viable shot can be rolled o...
Despite Pfizer success, a lot has to happen before vaccine rollout in Canada: experts
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial suggest a 90 per cent efficacy rate at preventing COVID-19, a number that has Canadian infectious disease experts cautiously optimistic that a viable shot can be rolled o...
Confused by the chaos and uncertainty of the U.S. election? There’s good reason
TORONTO — If Canadians needed any reminders that our neighbours to the south are more strangers than kin, the highly divisive U.S. election provided an unnerving wake-up call. The razor-thin margins and ongoing uncertainty in several U.S. voting ...
Experts say Canada’s three-layer face mask recommendations make sense
As the cold winter weather forces most of us indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's health leaders say it's time to upgrade our cloth face masks. Dr. Theresa Tam, the country's chief public health officer, said in a news conference Tuesday
‘Emotional support Canadians’ extend online comfort to election-stressed Americans
To Americans in need of a little comfort while anticipating the results of the last night's election: Canada's got you covered. Social media users are volunteering to be "emotional support Canadians" to their southern neighbours as the anxiety of U.S. ...
COVID-19 underscores need for Canada to approve HIV self-tests, says researcher
A researcher says she's hopeful that the push to make rapid COVID-19 testing kits available in Canada will help hasten the regulatory approval of devices that let people to check their HIV status at home. A new paper published in the
Cross-country skiers to pay for parking to use groomed trails in Kananaskis, Alta.
KANANASKIS, Alta. — The Alberta government says skiers will need to pay for parking to have groomed cross-country trails in the popular Kananaskis Country. Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon says the province has entered into a one-year part...
Cross-country skiers to pay for parking to use groomed trails in Kananaskis, Alta.
KANANASKIS, Alta. — The Alberta government says skiers will need to pay for parking to have groomed cross-country trails in the popular Kananaskis Country. Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon says the province has entered into a one-year part...
Cost for cancer-fighting drugs triples in Canada but still no national drug plan
Sales of medications to treat cancer have nearly tripled in Canada over the past decade, reaching $3.9 billion last year, a report by a federal agency says. The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has released data showing cancer medications account ...
Ho, no, no: Experts advise preparing for a scaled-back COVID holiday season
TORONTO — It's unlikely most Canadians will enjoy a holly jolly Christmas season of gatherings, carolling and travel, say public health experts who encourage those who revel in holiday traditions to accept more sacrifices ahead. As the pandemic's secon...
