Category Archives: Health
Health officials in New Brunswick report seven new cases of COVID-19
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say three cases are in the Moncton region and four cases are in the Edmundston area. Officials say the case that was identified at Moncton High School
Alberta introduces app to combat opioid overdose deaths for those home alone
EDMONTON — Alberta is introducing an app to help prevent people from overdosing on opioids while alone at home. The province will begin testing the new Digital Overdose Response System in Calgary this summer and the project is expected to expand
Opposition NDP calls for ‘circuit breaker’ in Regina as COVID-19 cases rise
REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition is calling on Premier Scott Moe to send civil servants home and close Regina restaurants to customers to combat a worsening spread of COVID-19. The provincial capital is home to most of the confirmed and probable
Saskatchewan closes restaurants, issues travel advisory in Regina and area
REGINA — Saskatchewan is tightening public-health measures in and around its capital city over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 variants. The province says a ban on household guests that was lifted two weeks ago is immediately back in place in
New Brunswick Green leader seeks answers from minister about mysterious brain disease
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Green leader says the public should have been notified sooner about a growing cluster of residents with a neurological syndrome of unknown origin. David Coon says health officials have known about cases in the province fo...
Health Canada confident AstraZeneca vaccine safe and effective against COVID-19
OTTAWA — Health Canada is reassuring Canadians the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, even as it works to add a warning about blood clots and reacts to a new controversy over the company's preliminary data results in the United
System defect allows 2,800 seniors to jump vaccine line in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland and Labrador health authority says a system defect and many innocent mistakes have allowed a few thousand seniors to jump the line for a COVID-19 vaccine. Eastern Health CEO David Diamond says 2,800 residents in
Manitoba expands COVID-19 public gathering limits, allows bigger store crowds
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is loosening a few of its COVID-19 restrictions, including one that limits how many people can gather outdoors, but it is stopping far short of proposals it floated last week. As of Friday, the limit on
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report two new cases of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says one case involves a female under the age of 19 who is a close contact of a previously reported
Quebec reports 656 cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths as hospitalizations rise
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 656 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including one that occurred in the past 24 hours. Health officials said hospitalizations rose by six, to 519, and 113 people