Tag Archives: Health

OTTAWA - Two-thirds of Canadians don't want to relax physical distancing rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And even if they were relaxed, a strong majority w...

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic has put the kibosh on the annual Canada Day celebration of recipients of the country's second highest award. Governor General Julie Payette would normally anno...

EDMONTON - Alberta is upping the ante in its bid for Edmonton to co-host the NHL's summer Stanley Cup tournament, pitching Rocky Mountain excursions for players' families. "It's the obv...

TORONTO - Ontario farmers who employ temporary foreign workers received a warning Monday from Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Protect those workers from COVID-19 or face consequen...

Most Canadian patients are waiting longer than the recommended time frame for their surgeries, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The COVID-19 pandemic is doing nothing to spe...

OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan said Monday the government needs to boost funding to her office because of the unprecedented demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hogan said her predecessor, int...

Airlines faced a tough reception at the House of Commons health committee Monday as MPs grilled them on the lack of refunds for customers whose flights were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Two popular sports are allowed to start up Monday in Saskatchewan. As part of Phase 4.1 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, soccer and baseball are allowed to start up. "It's better to start it in outdo...

OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a close look at the amount of office space it will need in the coming years as it considers how some of Canada's hundreds of thousands of federal pu...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:34 p.m. ET on June 22, 2020: There are 101,637 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,835 confirm...