Category Archives: Health
Quebec reports 775 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths, 41,000 more vaccinations
MONTREAL — Quebec set a new daily high for vaccinations as authorities reported 775 new COVID-19 infections and seven more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus on Saturday. Authorities said they administered 41,338 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Fr...
Allowing more people to eat indoors could spur super-spreader events, doctor warns
TORONTO — As pandemic restrictions loosened for restaurants in several Ontario regions Saturday, at least one infectious disease expert warned that allowing more people to dine indoors amid the COVID-19 pandemic's third wave could lead to so-called sup...
Psychiatrists more open to MAID for people with mental illnesses, survey finds
OTTAWA — Canadian psychiatrists' attitude toward medical assistance in dying for people with mental illnesses appears to have undergone a sea change over the past five years. When Canada first legalized assisted dying in 2016, a survey of its members b...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, March 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 156,246 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,721,269 doses given. Nationwide, 621,175 people or 1.6 p...
Alberta reports almost 700 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since January
EDMONTON — Alberta is dealing with a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. Officials reported 696 new cases on Friday, including 130 variants of concern. The number of new daily cases has not been that high since the middle of
COVID-19 variant spread prompts Regina school divisions to switch to online learning
REGINA — Concerns about a growing number of more infectious COVID-19 cases in the Regina area have prompted some school divisions to restart online learning. Regina Public Schools, the city's largest division, announced Friday that it will start transi...
Prince Edward Island reports four new cases of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says one case involves a man in his 20s who travelled outside Atlantic Canada. She says another case involves a man in
United Nurses of Alberta calls finance minister hypocritical in contract talks
EDMONTON — The union representing registered nurses in Alberta says it's "grossly insulting" and hypocritical for Finance Minister Travis Toews to accuse them of putting their needs first during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Normally when we’re in negotiatio...
Cullen commission money laundering report due in May gets extension to December
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has granted a commission into money laundering an extension to produce its final report and make recommendations. The report was due in May, but the commission now has until Dec. 15 to produce its final
Variants threatening our progress in containing spread of COVID-19 with vaccines: Tam
Canada's top doctor says there's concern that an increase in more transmissible variants of the COVID-19 virus may be threatening the country's progress in containing the spread of infections. And while Canada's vaccine rollout has been gaining speed o...