ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 2/8/2022
Police concerned for safety of kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa protest
Bell says the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa has been called in to assess the situation, pointing out the frigid temperatures, access to sanitation, and risk to the children's safety should there be a police operation in the area. - 2/8/2022
Kenney apologizes for comparing stigma of being unvaccinated to plight of '80s HIV-AIDS patients
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a personal tie to the issue, fighting in San Francisco in the 1980s to overturn a law extending hospital visitation rights to gay couples—a move aimed at preventing people from visiting their dying partners. - 2/8/2022
Ontario to roll out free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores
A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday. - 2/8/2022
Alberta starts lifting COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine passport program
Kenney told a news conference Tuesday that the vaccine passport, known in Alberta as the restriction exemption program, would end within hours—at midnight. - 2/8/2022
Governments should listen to the experts and ease COVID restrictions
For the past two years, the majority of Canadians have done their part to help combat the greatest health care crisis in a generation. We’ve dutifully worn masks, social distanced, gotten vaccinated and done our part to help protect others. - 2/7/2022
Quebec announces reopening plan that lifts most COVID-19 restrictions by mid March
Legault presented a road map that begins on Saturday, when all limits on indoor private gatherings will be removed. He said his plan represented a return to a more normal life, nearly two years after he declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19. - 2/7/2022
B.C. woman says doc hung up her telehealth appointment because she was wearing a sports bra
Carly McGhee told Global News her appointment slipped her mind so she was in the middle of an at-home workout when the video-call started to ring. - 2/7/2022
Vaccine mandate 'not an issue at all,' CEO of Canada's largest trucking company says
The vast majority of TFI's Canadian drivers are inoculated against COVID-19. - 2/7/2022
Saskatchewan ending COVID-19 passport, lifting mask requirement
Starting Monday, Saskatchewan will no longer require COVID-19 vaccine passports. It is also ending its indoor mask mandate at the end of the month. - 2/7/2022
Edmonton physicians call on province for more timely drug poisoning data
The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association says they have twice requested local geographic data from the Alberta government on drug-related emergency services calls, overdoses and deaths. - 2/6/2022
My experience escorting Toronto hospital workers, patients during the freedom convoy protest
University Avenue—a major hospital thoroughfare—was empty with the exception of staggered police cars and diagonal buses to prevent large trucks from getting through, with just enough space for an ambulance to slowly squeeze by. - 2/6/2022
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association makes tentative agreement with province
The NLMA said 72.5% of its members voted in favour of the new agreement.