Tag Archives: health

Regions across Canada are ramping up efforts to identify people with COVID-19 but some labs are facing a backlog due to diminishing supplies of essential chemicals needed for tests. "We all would want...

As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ripples across Canada, another wave may crest within the week as rent comes due for residential tenants. April 1 is a pressing deadline for tenants...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):   8:55 p.m. Health officials in Saskatchewan are telling anyone who attended a snowmobile rally earlier this month t...

Last Mountain Distillery is adding another product to its lineup -- but this one is a little different than the company's usual fare. The Lumsden-based distillery, which is known for its alcohol produ...

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is closing its colleges, recruit school and training institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those include the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., and the Colle...

Hundreds of Indigenous health managers from across Canada are to meet online Wednesday to discuss how to prepare for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities. The Assembly of Firs...

They may not yet be allowed on the front lines of Canada's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, but medical students in several provinces are still finding ways to pitch in. A grassroots effort led b...

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 crisis has left 200 Canadian soldiers in Ukraine - and their families back home - in limbo as commanders weigh whether they should be replaced with new troops, kept in place for ...

REGINA - The spread of COVID-19 could exceed the Saskatchewan Health Authority's capacity for acute services and lead to a death toll in the thousands, says an internal&n...

OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says overall in Canada, an equal number of Canadians who have tested positive for COVID-19 contracted the virus from travel and from...