Category Archives: Health
Balance between normal life and managing COVID may be more attainable now: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says provinces are going to have to find a balance between containing the virus with public health measures and returning to a sense of normalcy as the Omicron wave continues to crest. Several provinces
Kenney to announce next week the date Alberta will end its COVID-19 vaccine passport
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says his government will announce next week a date to end Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport, with the actual cancellation coming soon after that. Kenney said he will also announce next week a phased approach to end
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at 985 and province records 13 more deaths
VICTORIA — British Columbia officials say there are two new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities in the province for a total of 56, most of them in long-term care homes. A statement Thursday from the Health Ministry says the COVID-19 outbreaks...
Tribes: Settlement in opioids case will foster healing
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais takes note of the heart-wrenching dates that remind Wampanoag families that they're still in the midst of the opioid drug crisis — birthdays of loved ones lost, anniversaries of their passing. Then she reaches out with a phone
N.L. to lower pandemic alert level, COVID-19 case counts grow in provincial jails
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Bars will reopen on Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time since the government tightened pandemic restrictions in December amid soaring COVID-19 cases. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald acknowledg...
Ottawa ‘clarifies’ truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
OTTAWA — The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Agency created widespread confusion last month after i...
Yukon eases some COVID-19 limits on sports, gatherings as it keeps state of emergency
WHITEHORSE — Yukon is making tentative plans to gradually lift its COVID-19 restrictions, but the state of emergency declared in November will remain in place for another 90 days. Premier Sandy Silver told a news conference on Thursday that starting
Canadian military cuts dozens of unvaccinated troops, puts hundreds more on notice
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces has kicked out dozens of service members who refused to bare their arms and get vaccinated, while release proceedings have started for hundreds of others. The steps come after chief of the defence staff Gen.
Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks.
Quebec premier says no tolerance for mayhem as COVID protest convoy heads to capital
MONTREAL — Quebec City officials were reinforcing security measures around the legislature Thursday, as demonstrators opposed to COVID-19 health orders were expected to begin arriving ahead of a weekend protest. Premier François Legault made it clear t...
