Category Archives: Health
Hinshaw backs Alberta’s COVID plan amid criticism
CALGARY — Alberta's top doctor is defending the province's plan to lift all its COVID-19 public health restrictions despite mounting concerns from physicians and political leaders across Canada, including federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu. In a lette...
CP NewsAlert: Quebec premier announces vaccine-passport system after rise in cases
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will impose a vaccine passport system following a recent rise in COVID-19 infections. Legault says Health Minister Christian Dubé will announce details in the coming days about how the syst...
Quebec premier announces vaccine passport system after rise in COVID-19 cases
MONTREAL — Warning the province appears to be entering a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus, Premier François Legault announced Thursday his government is imposing a vaccine passport system to curb the spread of COVID-19. Health Minister Christian Du...
Feds say 82,000-plus doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be sent to Trinidad and Tobago
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will send more than 82,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago. International Development Minister Karina Gould said in a release Wednesday that Trinidad and Tobago wa...
B.C. reports 342 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since late May
VICTORIA — Daily COVID-19 cases in British Columbia continue to rise as the province reports 342 new infections, the highest count since late May. There are 1,764 active infections, including 55 people who are hospitalized, but no new deaths. Half of...
B.C. reports 342 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since late May
VICTORIA — Daily COVID-19 cases in British Columbia continue to rise as the province reports 342 new infections, the highest count since late May. There are 1,764 active infections, including 55 people who are hospitalized, but no new deaths. Half of...
Yukon lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as active cases decline
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government has lifted a series of public health restrictions as active COVID-19 infections decline and the vaccination rate rises. Starting Wednesday, the territory says masks are no longer required in indoor spaces but are stro...
Alberta’s top doctor apologizes for causing ‘confusion, fear or anger’ on COVID-19
CALGARY — Alberta's top doctor is apologizing for causing "confusion, fear or anger" after communicating the province's plan to eliminate remaining COVID-19 public health measures. In a column sent to various media outlets Wednesday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw ...
Obama curtails 60th birthday bash after delta variant surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The party for the nation's 44th president will go on, but only for family and close friends. Former
Lifting COVID-19 restrictions could bring fourth wave: Indigenous Services minister
WINNIPEG — Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he is concerned provinces that are lifting COVID-19 restrictions could lead to a Delta-driven fourth wave among Indigenous people. Miller says many areas of the country opened too quickly...
