Tag Archives: health

VANCOUVER - The daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 paid tribute to him and other seniors who have lost their lives at a memorial she unveiled in the West End of Vancouver. The memorial features a ...

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests there are Canadians who believe that warnings from public officials about the threat of COVID-19 are vastly overblown.Almost one-quarter of respondents in an online poll...

OTTAWA - Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as many Canadians wait long hours to be swabbed or can't get in for testing at all.Demand for testing surged in much of the country in recent ...

OTTAWA - The threat of a federal election seems to be easing as the Liberal government prepares for a return to Parliament next week amid concerns Canada could already be heading into a dreaded second...

ASBESTOS, Que. - The town of Asbestos, Que., looking to shed its link to the hazardous substance, has narrowed the search for a new name to four contenders. Mayor Hugues Grimard announced on Monday&nb...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:26 p.m. EDT on Sept. 15, 2020: There are 138,803 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 65,554 confirmed (including 5,785 deaths, 57,628 ...

VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe addressed COVID-19 recent cases in connection to social gatherings, as well as what COVID-19 policies could look like moving forward into the colder months. “When ...

OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and almost his entire caucus went into self-isolation Monday after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. The test came back positive...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program that is the first of its kind in Canada and aimed at early diagnosis of the deadliest form of the dis...