Tag Archives: Health

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:19 p.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2020: There are 136,141 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,707 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, 57,054 ...

OTTAWA - A guaranteed basic income for all Canadians has emerged as the top policy choice of Liberal MPs, just as the Trudeau government is crafting its plan to help people weather the ...

EDMONTON - Alberta's top doctor says people can sing and play wind instruments indoors once again, provided COVID-19 precautions are in place. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says those activities were severely res...

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada's largest airlines agreed to a new set of rules to help contact-tracing efforts should a passenger test positive for COVID-19. Passengers will be a...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government began preparing for a possible pandemic as soon as it received the first alert about a mysterious cluster of pneumonia cases in China...

Toronto will soon open a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home, a service the federal government said is open to other cities across the country. Health Minister Patty Ha...

OTTAWA - More than 100 Canadian health and policy experts say the federal government has succumbed to "vaccine nationalism" because it has pre-purchased tens of millions of vaccine doses from private ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:42 p.m. EDT on Sept. 11, 2020: There are 135,625 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,463 confirmed (including 5,774 deaths, 56,843 ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to hold a virtual first ministers meeting on federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories. His agreement during a conference call wi...

MONTREAL - Mike Charlebois describes karaoke as a way of life, a form of expression and a little bit of escapist fun - something he says is more important than ever as the world grapple...