Tag Archives: health

MONTREAL - Via Rail says passengers will be required to wear masks as of Tuesday to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 when physical distancing can't be maintained. The Montreal-based passenger rai...

A look at plans for reopening schools across the country. British Columbia Schools in B.C. reopened part-time on June 1. Kindergarten to Grade 5 students can attend school part-time. Those in grades 6...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's premier says there's no excuse for "dehumanizing behaviour" after some emergency room staff were accused of playing a game to guess the blood-alcohol levels of Indi...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:32 p.m. on June 19, 2020: There are 100,627 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,550 confirmed (incl...

OTTAWA - Municipal leaders lamented the lack of progress between Ottawa and the provinces over $14 billion in federal aid for child care, personal protective equipment and transit funding, saying...

Provinces and territoires have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...

OTTAWA - The federal government has released updated figures showing once again that Canadian veterans are at greater risk of suicide than those who have never served in uniform. The new figures add t...

MONTREAL - Quebecers hoping to vacation on the Iles-de-la-Madeleine learned this week they will not be able to stop in New Brunswick overnight because of restrictions on interprovincial travel. The Qu...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick legislators have voted down a controversial bill that would have made vaccinations mandatory for children in the province's schools and d...

OTTAWA - The prices Canadians have reported paying for goods and services have been rising more than the official inflation rate, a senior Bank of Canada official says. Deputy governor Lawrence S...