Category Archives: Health
Airlines cancel flights, call for travel restriction rollbacks des[ glimmers of hope
Canada's two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed — though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 per cent
Germany eyes easing COVID rules; pharmacies to offer shots
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is working on plans to relax coronavirus restrictions after the peak in new cases has passed, likely by the end of February.
Ontario taking cautious approach to LTC restrictions as COVID trends improve
TORONTO — Ontario's long-term care minister says the province wants to take a cautious approach to easing pandemic restrictions for the sector, while stressing that the COVID-19 situation is improving. Starting Monday, residents can have four designate...
Quebec tourism promoters want reopening plan, say restrictions affecting reputation
MONTREAL — Nick Farkas, with Montreal-based event promoter Evenko, says the company has had to cancel or postpone more than 100 shows since the Quebec government shut concert venues in December to slow the spread of COVID-19. Farkas, along with other
Judge grants interim injunction against loud honking at Ottawa protest
OTTAWA — An Ontario judge has granted a 10-day injunction to prevent protesting truckers in downtown Ottawa from honking their horns incessantly as the mayor of the national capital city asked for a near doubling of his police force. Ottawa Mayor
Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency as police crackdown on convoy supplies
OTTAWA — The mayor of Canada's national capital declared a state of emergency in his city on Sunday in the face of ongoing protests that have overwhelmed local resources shortly before police moved to choke the convoy's supply chain. In a
Health officials report another COVID-19-related death in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another COVID-19-related death in the province. The death of a person over the age of 90 in the Edmundston region is the 259th since the start of the pandemic. There are 159 people
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times Eastern: 9:15 p.m. Ottawa police say they seized fuel and vehicles from...
Recoveries are quickly outpacing new COVID-19 cases in Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting 12 people in hospital as a result of COVID-19, including one person in intensive care. In a statement Sunday, chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison said there are also s...
Veterans Affairs poised to lose hundreds of staff hired to deal with claims backlog
OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs Canada says the Liberal government has agreed to extend the contracts of only about one-third of the temporary staff hired to deal with a backlog of disability claims from ill and injured ex-soldiers. That is despite the
