Tag Archives: Health

VICTORIA - A new study suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have been infected by the novel coronavirus than the rate of reported cases. The joint study by researchers at the B....

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two presumptive cases of COVID-19 at an iron mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. The territory is the only jurisdiction in Canada without a confirmed cas...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Nearly two weeks after a loosened travel agreement between their provinces came into effect, Atlantic Canadian premiers are not rushing to set a date to welcome visitors from t...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:17 p.m. on July 15, 2020: There are 108,829 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,859 confirmed (including 5,636 deaths, 26,097 resol...

Saskatoon paramedics are dealing with a crisis. Troy Davies, director of public affairs for Medavie Health Services West, is claiming there are more overdoses than ever in Saskatoon. "We have never se...

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy public health chief says going inside a bar to have a drink with friends remains a high-risk activity in the era of COVID-19. Dr. Howard Njoo's reminder Tuesday came just days...

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the much-needed funds ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:15 p.m. on July 14, 2020: There are 108,486 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,730 confirmed (including 5,633 deaths, 26,025 resol...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's balanced budget has been shattered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the province forecasting a deficit of $12.5 billion for 2020-21. Finance Minister Carole James...

HALIFAX - A group of students, alumni and some staff at St. Francis Xavier University are pushing back against a legal waiver that students are required to sign if they want to return to cla...