Category Archives: Health
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on April 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday April 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 44,982 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,233,533 doses given. Nationwide, 719,100 people or 1.9 per
Ornge head Homer Tien tapped to replace Hillier as head of Ontario vaccine drive
TORONTO — The head of Ontario's air ambulance service has been tapped to lead the province's vaccine rollout, the government announced on Sunday. Dr. Homer Tien replaces retired general Rick Hillier as operational lead of Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Di...
Ornge head Homer Tien tapped to replace Hillier to lead Ontario vaccine drive
TORONTO — Ontario's air ambulance service says its current president has now been tasked with leading Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Ornge says Dr. Homer Tien is now the operational lead of the province's COVID-19 distribution taskforce, formerly ...
Keep your guard up, Tam urges Canadians as COVID-19 disrupts Easter for second year
Canada's chief public health officer urged everyone to keep their guards up amid a surge in more contagious variants of COVID-19, as the pandemic disrupted Easter celebrations for a second Canadians need to be careful since the more contagious variant...
Quebec moves parts of Chaudiere-Appalaches into lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise
MONTREAL — Quebec added several more municipalities to its list of cities under lockdown on Sunday, as the number of cases confirmed or believed to be linked to contagious variants in the province soared past the 10,000 mark. The government said
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 400 a:.m. ET on Sunday April 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 219,944 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,188,551 doses given. Nationwide, 704,338 people or 1.9 per
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on April 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 219,944 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,188,551 doses given. Nationwide, 704,338 people or 1.9 p...
Record-setting number of one-day COVID-19 cases as B.C. officials warn against travel
VICTORIA — Health officials are urging British Columbia residents not to travel outside their community as the province set back-to-back records for the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in a single day. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry a...
Canada’s total COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada soared past its one millionth diagnosis of COVID-19 on Saturday, reaching the grim milestone the same day it administered its six millionth dose of vaccine to protect against the virus. British Columbia pushed the nation over the threshold on S...
Quebec reports 1,282 new COVID-19 cases, three additional virus-related deaths
MONTREAL — Public health authorities in Quebec reported more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday. The latest figures from the Health Department added 1,282 new infections to the provincial tally on Saturday, alon...