Tag Archives: health

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...

The number of COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to ask federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...

The head of the Canadian Police Association says he is worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 threats officers face while responding to calls. "During this particular pandemic there is a...

TORONTO - Amid crippling job losses across the country due to COVID-19, the federal government on Thursday warned the number of Canadians killed by the novel coronavirus would likely double over the n...

COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 340. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Deb Diemer CALGARY - Mike and Deb Diemer wer...

A look at some of the top quotes from Wednesday on COVID-19 in Canada:   "Job numbers will come out tomorrow. It's going to be a hard day." - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. --- "Test, test, test,...

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is creating a squad of public health officers specifically to enforce orders around the COVID-19 pandemic. "If you choose to ignore orders and endanger our comm...

OTTAWA - First Nations and Metis leaders say they need more from Ottawa to combat COVID-19 in their communities, including money, assistance with security and help acquiring protec...

Canada's politicians have been urging the public to work from home during the COVID-19 crisis, but a look at federal and provincial leaders suggests not all of them are following their own a...