Tag Archives: health

OTTAWA - Less than two weeks before Parliament is to resume sitting, no one knows how it is going to function amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal government has proposed a full resumption ...

QUEBEC - The head of a Quebec bar owners' association says the provincial government is banning karaoke indefinitely due to concerns over COVID-19. Renaud Poulin of the Corporation des proprietai...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says a judge's decision against a surgeon advocating for patients' rights to pay for private medical care highlights the significant role of the pub...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's financial outlook is being hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a partial recovery is on the horizon next year, says Finance Minister Carole James. But James, who descr...

Quebecers who flout rules requiring face coverings in indoor public spaces will be subject to a fine beginning on Saturday, Premier Francois Legault announced Thursday. Legault said the vast majority ...

VANCOUVER - Parents keeping their children home from schools that offer limited or no remote learning options are concerned spots in speciality programs could be lost unless the Br...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:04 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2020: There are 134,923 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,244 confirmed (including 5,773 deaths, 56,624 ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's experiences fighting COVID-19 have led to a $1.6-billion fall pandemic plan that includes more virus testing, contact tracing and a campaign to administer almost two...

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has rejected another legal motion filed by a woman trying to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death. In a decision released today, Nova Scotia Court o...

The premiers of Ontario and Quebec are calling on Ottawa to increase health transfers to the provinces, saying that sustainable, long-term funding is required on top of existing federal COVID-19 ...