Tag Archives: health

VICTORIA - The mother of a teen who fatally overdosed says legislation in British Columbia that would allow youth to be involuntarily hospitalized for up to a week must be backed up wit...

EDMONTON - Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued ord...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say the government will go back to using competitive bid processes to get protective equipment needed across the country due to COVID-19. Procurement Minister Anita ...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:17 p.m. on June 23, 2020: There are 101,963 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,884 confirmed (incl...

OTTAWA - Two-thirds of Canadians don't want to relax physical distancing rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And even if they were relaxed, a strong majority w...

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic has put the kibosh on the annual Canada Day celebration of recipients of the country's second highest award. Governor General Julie Payette would normally anno...

EDMONTON - Alberta is upping the ante in its bid for Edmonton to co-host the NHL's summer Stanley Cup tournament, pitching Rocky Mountain excursions for players' families. "It's the obv...

TORONTO - Ontario farmers who employ temporary foreign workers received a warning Monday from Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Protect those workers from COVID-19 or face consequen...

Most Canadian patients are waiting longer than the recommended time frame for their surgeries, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The COVID-19 pandemic is doing nothing to spe...

OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan said Monday the government needs to boost funding to her office because of the unprecedented demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hogan said her predecessor, int...