Ontario Administers First Doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine
According to the Premier’s office, the Ontario government is one day ahead of schedule and will start to administer the COVID-19 vaccine today. A total of 6,000 vaccines will be received, with the first shots given at the University Health Network, and the rest will be sent to the Ottawa Hospital. Read more from the […]
Ontario Reports More Than 1,800 new cases of COVID-19 and 45 Deaths
The number of new COVID-19-related deaths has spiked in Ontario as the province logs more than 1,800 new cases of the disease on Friday. Forty-five people infected with COVID-19 died in the last 24 hours, marking the highest number of deaths recorded since June 4, when the same number of fatalities was added. Ontario’s COVID-19 […]
Household Debt Surges to 171 Per Cent of Disposable Income
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian households owe $1.71 for every dollar of disposable income. In the third quarter, household debt surged to 170.7 per cent from 162.8 per cent in the second quarter. The ratio is still under the $1.81 households owed for every dollar of disposable income last year in the fourth quarter. Read […]
Ontario Reports High Numbers of New COVID-19 Cases and Tests
Ontario reported another record high number of COVID-19 cases as the Province processed more than 60,000 tests, which is the highest number of tests conducted in a 24-hour period. Ontario Health officials reported a total of 1,983 new cases of the virus, which is higher than the previous record of 1,925. The Province’s positivity rate […]
Trillium Health Reports Several COVID-19 Outbreaks
Trillium Health Partners health network reported that three of their main sites are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks. A spokesperson for the health network said, “as of Tuesday, there were a total of 36 staff members from across sites who were off from work for testing positive for the virus, and a transmission was a mix […]
Ontario Provides New COVID-19 Projections
The Ontario government is set to provide new coronavirus projections. According to the Province’s chief medical officer of health, the new projections will indicate whether or not Peel Region and Toronto’s lockdowns are working. Although hospitals faced a strain because of the pandemic, the last round of projections showed case rates had plateaued. Read more […]
Fintrac Says the Pandemic Contributed to a Surge in Child Exploitation
Fintrac, Canada’s anti-money laundering agency, flagged some signs that a financial transaction could be linked to child sexual exploitation. According to the federal Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, the pandemic has contributed to a surge in children’s sexual abuse. The alerts were developed from an analysis of Fintrac’s financial intelligence alongside Scotiabank, […]
Health Canada Approves the Use of Magic Mushrooms
Health Canada allows health professionals to use psychedelic drugs to try to help develop therapies for future use, just four months after they approved the use of psilocybin as a way to relieve end of life suffering. Health Canada reported that it granted 16 exemptions to doctors, nurses, social workers, and therapists, which allows them […]
Alberta Plans to Give COVID-19 Vaccines to Health Workers
Tyler Shandro, Health Minister, says that Alberta will begin releasing the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week and prioritize doctors and nurses in the front lines. According to Shandro, the plan is to give the first doses of the vaccine to health workers next Wednesday. Shandro said, “To protect those caring for those […]
The COVID-19 Vaccine is Not Approved for Canadians Under 16
Health Canada officials announced that they would not authorize Canadians under 16 to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Health Canada’s chief medical advisor said that there is not enough data on how Pfizer’s vaccine affects younger age groups. Dr. Supriya Sharma said, “The authorization is for people over the age of 16, in the clinical trials, […]