Tag Archives: health

The arrival of COVID-19 has taken the concept of telemedicine from a pipe dream to a fixture across Ontario, with many doctors expressing the hope that the change is here to stay long beyond the pande...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - David Churchill is just 20 minutes into his first lecture of the semester at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and already students are expressing their enthusiasm. Not with lit-...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:42 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17, 2020: There are 140,867 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 66,356 confirmed (including 5,791 deaths, 58,012 ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government announcing $660 million in new tax incentives Thursday and outlined how it will spend another $1.5 billion on economic recovery from the COVID...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began consulting opposition leaders Thursday about next week's throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if none of the...

MONTREAL - Audience members were called to lay white roses in front of the altar of a Montreal cathedral on Wednesday during a ceremony in honour of the hundreds of Quebecers ...

TORONTO - A saliva-based COVID-19 test is likely to be available this fall, say private and public health officials touting various methods under consideration across the country as lineups grow at CO...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is seeking a judicial review of a human rights ruling involving health care provided to a disabled boy in a First Nations community. Indigenous and Northern Relation...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is just the latest on a growing list of Canadian politicians who have been needed to isolate themselves and get tested for COVID-19. Here is a short list:Prim...

OTTAWA - A Quebec-based forestry innovation organization says it has figured out how to make a single-use face mask filter out of fully-biodegradable wood products. Stphane Renou, the president of FPI...