Health
Leaked document reveals Ontario’s plan to avoid another COVID-19 lockdown
Ontario wants to avoid imposing lockdown-style measures to combat a second wave of COVID-19, but is prepared to take ‘targeted action” such as closing...
Public health officials call for tighter restrictions, warn COVID-19 could spiral out of control
Infectious disease experts say Canadian health authorities must tighten restrictions again or hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 will increase exponentially in the coming weeks. Echoing comments made...
Canada’s top doctor warns of sharp rise in COVID-19 cases if Canadians don’t follow guidelines
Canada is at a “crossroads” in its pandemic battle and the actions of individual Canadians will decide whether there’s a massive spike in...
Liberals pledge $1 billion for cities to buy motels, hotels for rapid-housing program
The federal Liberals plan to spend $1 billion over the next six months so cities and housing providers can buy properties being sold...
1 death, 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as outbreaks declared at Calgary’s Foothills hospital
One patient has died and 13 other patients and four staff members have tested positive amid COVID-19 outbreaks at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary,...
Spouse witnessed N.S. gunman torching their cottage, court documents say
The man responsible for April’s mass shootings in Nova Scotia took a leisurely drive around a community close to his rural cottage, stopped...
1st elementary school in Ontario closes after students, staff test positive for COVID-19
An Ottawa elementary school has become the first in Ontario to close due to COVID-19 concerns after two staff members and two students tested positive....
Montreal, Quebec City under new restrictions as Quebec tries to fend off 2nd wave of COVID-19
The residents of Montreal and Quebec City are being urged to reduce their social activities to a minimum and face a host of...
Premier limits gathering sizes provincewide as Ontario reports 407 new cases of COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford announced the province is lowering the number of people allowed at social gatherings across Ontario, as the province reported 407 new cases...
Why doctors think you should get the flu shot this year — and soon
As COVID-19 cases climb in many provinces, flu season is also on the horizon. Doctors say there’s more interest in the flu shot...
Sorry to burst your COVID-19 ‘social bubble’ but even small gatherings are getting riskier
For months, Canadians have been bubbling up with other friends and family to socialize safely during the pandemic. But with COVID-19 case counts rising in...
Public Health Agency of Canada president resigns as COVID-19 cases spike
The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is stepping down only 18 months into the job, leaving the federal agency tasked...
Dying Windsor woman gets exemption, sees U.S. parents for final time
Diane Costello, a colorectal cancer patient in Windsor, Ont., has gotten her dying wish to see her American parents one last time. Diane’s daughter, Shayla, confirmed...
‘That grin, that big heart’: Remembering Terry Fox, the Marathon of Hope and one day in Thunder Bay
“It’s not supposed to end this way,” Bill Vigars remembers thinking as he watched a plane carrying Terry Fox, his parents, Betty and...
Nigeria news : FMC Lokoja health workers suspend strike
Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Action Congress, Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Friday suspended their two months’ industrial action. A press...
N.B. doctor blamed for COVID-19 outbreak receives letter of support from 1,500 physicians
The package delivered to Dr. Jean Robert Ngola’s home was pressed between two pieces of sturdy cardboard held together by silver tape. After...
