Tag Archives: Canada

Shortage of guide dogs a crisis, prompting search for ‘made in Canada’ solution

Breadcrumb Trail Links Health and Wellness ‘We believe every Canadian who needs a guide dog should have that opportunity — at no cost,’ says the president of the CNIB Guide Dogs program Author of the article: Zeenya Shah Beth Deer poses with her guide dog Patronus trained by Guide Dogs for the Blind Photo by… Read More »

U.S. the biggest source of COVID-19 brought into Canada, study finds

Breadcrumb Trail Links World Toronto Reopening Canada PostPandemic News National More Reopening Canada Health and Wellness Health Canadian Politics Canada More than half the imported variants of the pathogen that led to outbreaks in Canada likely came from the United States, scientists say Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: Apr 21, 2021  • … Read More »

For the COVID-vaccinated in Canada, a void in public health advice: ‘They seem to be working on it’

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada With 9.5 million combined doses due to be delivered by the end of March, many will soon be wondering, I’ve had my shot, now what? Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: Mar 25, 2021  •  22 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  167 Comments “It’s a little… Read More »

Doctor who said Canada doesn’t need COVID vaccine calls online critics ‘hyenas’ in $6.8M libel suit

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada The legal action targets tweets that began after Gill wrote that society has existing COVID defences in the form of ‘the Truth … T-cell immunity … Hydroxychloroquine’ Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: Mar 04, 2021  •  2 days ago  •  5 minute read  •  1091 Comments Doctors… Read More »

‘This is NOT a blip’: COVID-19 cases are accelerating in Canada. Should we be worried?

Article content continued With schools starting back up again and businesses largely open, the challenges are more difficult than in March or April, because we’re starting at a baseline of greater exposure risk, he said. “And I think people really need to recognize that.” In March, there was a “captive sense of fear” and dread,… Read More »