Public Health Agency

• Omicron variant not yet detected in Saskatchewan; 40 people told to test, isolate

  Forty individuals in Saskatchewan who recently traveled from southern African regions are to quarantine for 14 days in an effort to curb the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2021
  
• U.S. border agency says COVID vax not essential; Canadians could be denied entry

  A Canadian pilot says he tried to travel to New York from Niagara Falls for a vaccination appointment but was turned back.

  Health

  May 19, 2021
  
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• Tam says coronavirus measures yielding ‘encouraging results,’ slowing death toll

  The public health agency said the death toll had risen by less than 10 per cent for the seventh day in a row, climbing by under 6 per cent to 2,489.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2020
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• Canadians at low risk of contracting virus from central China: public health agency

  The outbreak has been traced to Wuhan, where it affected several dozen people who had been to a major meat and seafood market.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2020
• Drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ could take a heavy toll on Canadians if not tackled head-on: Winnipeg researcher

  Up to 400,000 Canadians could die over the next three decades if the country top doctors don't work on combating drug-resistant 'superbugs', says a new report.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2019
• Flu-related death toll in Ottawa rises to 3, public health agency confirms

  All three individuals who succumbed to influenza since Sept. 1, 2018 were 65 years old and older, the city's public health agency reported.

  Health

  Feb 7, 2019
• ‘Weird’ and ‘disturbing’: Focus groups give failing grades to government ads promoting vaccination

  One of the proposed government ads features two young children kissing on the mouth, which many parents found disturbing.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2018
• Robin Hood flour recall sparks class-action lawsuit

  A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they've filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that's been linked to illnesses from E. coli.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2017
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• B.C. oysters linked to hundreds of norovirus infections across Canada

  Hundreds of Canadians across several provinces have contracted the norovirus infection after consuming B.C. oysters.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2017
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• Most Syrian refugees arrive in Canada healthy but challenges remain

  The vast majority of the 26,000 Syrian refugees who arrived in Canada by the end of last month showed up healthy, newly published government data suggests.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2016