Category Archives: Health
Regina boy, 7, describes first shot for kids against COVID-19 as ‘pretty good’
REGINA — Seven-year-old Corbin Clearihue says his favourite part about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 was getting to meet Spider-Man. As for the shot itself, "pretty good," he said. No pain felt. Corbin was in the first group of children in West...
Three more provinces announce plans for COVID-19 child vaccination programs
Parents in Alberta can start booking online COVID-19 vaccination times for their children on Wednesday as three more provinces announced the rollout of similar inoculation programs on Tuesday. Alberta was joined by British Columbia and Quebec in releas...
Conservatives say all MPs should vote on vaccination mandate to enter House
OTTAWA — Conservatives say all 338 members of Parliament should be able to vote on whether they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Tory whip Blake RichardsaskedCommons Speaker Anthony Rota on Tuesday to rule
Alberta to begin taking COVID-19 vaccination bookings for children 5 to 11
EDMONTON — Alberta is to begin taking online COVID-19 vaccination bookings for youngsters starting Wednesday and inoculations are to begin Friday. Premier Jason Kenney says the province has received the modified pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for ch...
Juul to pay $14.5 million to settle Arizona vaping lawsuit
PHOENIX (AP) — E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Arizona $14.5 million and vowed not to market to young people in the state to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit.
B.C. starts COVID-19 vaccines for children 5 to 11 next week, up to 350,000 eligible
VICTORIA — Children in British Columbia between five and 11 years old are eligible to start receiving a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine starting next week. About 350,000 children are eligible to receive the Health Canada-approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, pr...
High COVID-19 demand in some Saskatchewan hospitals still delaying some health care
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it has resumed nearly half the health-care services that were cut during the province's fourth wave of COVID-19. It says high hospitalization rates in urban areas are preventing the remaining services fro...
Quebec long-term care homes ‘forgotten’ in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says
MONTREAL — Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" the senior care model in the province. Marie Rinfre...
COVID-19 recovery top priority in throne speech, but GG provides little detail
OTTAWA — The continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the work needed to recover are the undercurrents of Liberal plans for this session of Parliament and throughout Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's first speech from the throne. Just as COVID-19 touched
Shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 arrive in Atlantic Canada
FREDERICTON — Health officials across the Atlantic region on Tuesday said the newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines for children would start to be administered by the end of the week, and they offered assurances to parents that the doses were safe
