The Northern Health region saw 71 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Friday, the same day provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry extended the current public health restrictions indefinitely. While the province has been making some headway in bringing the number of active COVID-19 cases down, 19 cases of the...
Some health experts are questioning Canada's decision to accept thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from a global vaccine-sharing alliance, only to have them sit in freezers in an Ontario warehouse. More than 655,000 doses of AstraZeneca, which most provinces have now decided against using first doses, arrived in...
Once again, the age of eligibility for Quebecers to book their COVID-19 shots has come down a day early. On Sunday, people aged 30-years-old and older were listed as eligibile for the vaccine on the Clic Sante website. According to the schedule put forth by the Quebec government, people between 30 and...
The provincial government has expanded the eligibility for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning Tuesday, April 20, Albertans aged 40 or over will be able to get the AstraZeneca shot. Participating pharmacies and Alberta Health Services will start booking appointments for those in the province born in 1981 or earlier. Walk-in vaccinations will...
Island Health is warning the public not to consume herring eggs that were harvested from French Creek to Qualicum Bay. There had been a case of people getting sick and treated from eating the herring eggs that are believed to be contaminated with vibrio cholerae, a bacteria that is rarely...
In July, most British Columbians were caught a bit off guard by the suggestion that they should utilize glory holes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. That came from the BC Centre for Disease Control, but now Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer has made an equally interesting suggestion. In a written...
Biting into the "hottest pepper in the world" sounds painful enough. But for one 34-year-old man, the daring feat resulted in excruciating headaches, known as "thunderclap" headaches, according to a new report of his case. Shortly after, he began having dry heaves and experiencing thunderclap headaches — brief and intensely...
The made-in-Saskatchewan COVID-19 vaccine has entered clinical trials. Dr. Volker Gerdts, the CEO of Saskatoon’s VIDO-InterVac, told the Brent Loucks Show on Monday the first phase of the trial has begun with volunteers receiving their final checks before receiving their shots. “Each of them has to have an interview, a visit,...
Dr. Theresa Tam told Canadians to consider wearing face masks while doing the dirty to protect oneself from catching the coronavirus. Tam told media on Wednesday that while there is low chance of being infected (by coronavirus) from vaginal fluid or sperm, hot hookups should skip kissing all together, and...
Ontario is reporting 4,212 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 429,123. Wednesday’s case count has jumped back into the 4,000s after Tuesday recorded 3,469 new cases, although more tests were processed. Prior to that, cases were above 4,000 for the last six days. According to Wednesday’s...