Category Archives: Health
B.C. reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, 141 in intensive care
VICTORIA — The percentage of B.C. residents 12 and over to reach triple vaccination status is now at 43 per cent. A statement from the Health Ministry also says 90 per cent of people 12 and older have received their second
Alberta’s Kenney to talk supply chain issues, pipelines at U.S. governors meeting
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will travel to Washington to discuss issues including COVID-19 and pipelines with American leaders. Kenney says he wants to talk about cross-border supply chain issues, including a ban by both countries o...
Appeals court mulls arguments on South Carolina abortion law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An appellate court heard arguments Thursday in Planned Parenthood's legal challenge to South Carolina's new abortion law, with attorneys for the state arguing the nonprofit doesn't have standing to bring the case.
Alberta premier ‘confident’ COVID-19 measures could be relaxed by end of March
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says he wants to eliminate Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport program as soon as it's safe to do so. Kenney says the government will move toward a widespread relaxation of public health measures once pressure on the
Saskatchewan to start managing Omicron variant like other common respiratory viruses
REGINA — Saskatchewan is revising its public health orders as it moves to treat the COVID-19 Omicron variant like other common respiratory viruses such as influenza. StartingFriday,close contacts of people who test positive will not be required to self...
Court of Appeal reserves decision on Alberta ID policy for supervised drug-use sites
EDMONTON — Judges from Alberta's top court have reserved a decision on a request to stop a provincial policy that personal identification be shown to get into supervised consumption sites. The rule, set to come into force Monday, would require people
Investigation into deadly assault in New Brunswick nursing home uncovers failures
FREDERICTON — An investigation into the death of a 91-year-old man who was twice assaulted at a New Brunswick nursing home has uncovered a wide array of failures, including the home’s inability to protect residents from harm. Norman Bossé, the province...
57 per cent of Yukon children have first COVID-19 shot but more needed: doctor
WHITEHORSE — The head of the Canadian Medical Association says Yukon's COVID-19 vaccine rate for children is encouraging but more work is needed to increase the number of immunized kids. Dr. Katharine Smart, who is also a pediatrician in the territory,...
Union says Nova Scotia teachers feeling strain of staff shortages caused by COVID-19
HALIFAX — Nearly two weeks after in-person learning resumed in Nova Scotia schools, teachers are feeling the strain of staff shortages, says the head of their union. In an interview Thursday, Paul Wozney, president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, sa...
Alberta nurses ratify contract that includes 4.25 per cent wage increase over 4 years
EDMONTON — Alberta's nurses have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, closing the book on what the union calls some of the most contentious and bruising negotiations in its history. The vote was 87 per cent in favour of a
