Tag Archives: health

OTTAWA - The federal government is stepping up efforts to produce ventilators, face masks and surgical gowns in Canada, while it continues to try to get millions of pieces of equipment order...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a growing number of Canadians are frightened of the prospect of contracting the novel coronavirus. Sixty-four per cent of Canadians said they were personally afraid of bec...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):   10:34 p.m. Ontario says it will allow cannabis delivery and curbside pick up from authorized retail stores during ...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon says it has placed enforcement officers at its boundaries and at the Whitehorse airport to get details of travellers self-isolation plans, their contact information and to ...

CALGARY - A woman says she's terrified for her brother who has a severe mental disability and is living in a Calgary long-term care home where there's a deadly outbreak of COV...

OTTAWA - Here is the federal government's latest guidance on COVID-19 and masks: - Wearing a non-medical mask - such as a homemade, cotton covering - is an additional measure you can ta...

OTTAWA - New Democrats say the COVID-19 pandemic is distracting the federal and provincial governments from helping a northern-Ontario First Nation whose residents have been forced to e...

OTTAWA - Battles are brewing in some cities over use of increasingly limited public space, as local governments struggle with whether to give more room for pedestrians to spread out. The Public Health...

OTTAWA - As Canadians said farewell to the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday for their long journey home, other recently repatriated high-seas travellers coped with...

OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public health doctor said Monday. Dr....