Tag Archives: health

Retailers that deem themselves an essential service during the novel coronavirus outbreak are taking new measures in stores, like installing Plexiglas shields at cash registers and limiting the number...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:22 a.m. on March 21, 2020: There are 1,085 confimred and presumptive cases in Canada. _ British Columbia: 348 confirme...

OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled historic new measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, promising a sweeping revamp of the national industrial landscape while closing the country's d...

Vancouver's fire department is preparing to stop responding to the site of non-critical medical calls to preserve its ability to respond to major fires and other emergencies during the COVID-19 p...

MONTREAL - Air Canada is laying off more than 5,100 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19, a union official says. The Canadian Union of P...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):   12:15 a.m. British Columbia is reporting 77 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 348. That inclu...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. In...

EDMONTON - Alberta has announced its first death linked to COVID-19 and says it's tracking down 72 curlers who attended a doctors' bonspiel that included a person who now has the novel coronavirus. Dr...

The recent closure of gyms and yoga/pilates studios has forced people to get creative in their pursuit of wellness.  Working out at home has become the go-to option for many as the...

REGINA - An investigation is underway in at least two provinces after a Saskatchewan doctor who attended a curling bonspiel in Edmonton tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Allan Woo, president of the Sa...