Tag Archives: Health

OLD CROW, Yukon - Indigenous communities in the Far North should not be considered safe places for people to escape the novel coronavirus pandemic, says a First Nation chief in Yuk...

OTTAWA - The national organization that represents Inuit in Canada is calling for air transportation to be designated an essential service in Canada's 51 Inuit communities for the duration o...

Jennifer Auger wants to continue the legacy of her husband after his death from complications of COVID-19 by opening a group home for at-risk youth in their northern Alberta community. Shawn...

As Canadians self-isolate in droves to help buy time for the health system to get ready for a potential deluge of COVID-19 cases, the federal government is buying supplies. Upwards of 60 million N95 m...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:10 a.m. Ontario's education minister is expected to announce an e-learning plan for the province's students during COVI...

OTTAWA - Most Canadians are doing what they're told to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would support harsher measures to punish those who aren't, a new poll suggests. Of the 1,590 adults surve...

OTTAWA - Governments must be as transparent as possible with Canadians about response measures for COVID-19, says former Liberal public safety minister Ralph Goodale. The cascade of daily briefings fr...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:30 p.m. ET on March 31, 2020: There are 8,591 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 4,162 confirmed...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...

HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A parade float parked on a downtown street in High River, Alta., seems strangely out of place in a world dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. But longtime Mayor Craig...