Author Archives: Greg Fry
Death certificates don't accurately reflect the toll of the pandemic, experts say
The number of people who would have died from a COVID-19 infection is likely to be much higher than recorded because death certificates don't always list the virus as the cause of a fatality, experts ...
Feb 27, 2021
Hybrid Parliament saves about $6.2 million a year, budget officer says
OTTAWA - A new estimate suggests the move to a hybrid Parliament could save as much as $6.2 million a year. The system - which sees some MPs and senators participate in person and most others logged i...
Feb 25, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 48,362 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,602,365...
Feb 23, 2021
Williams Lake COVID-19 cluster declared contained
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) officials say a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Williams Lake area has been contained.The cluster cropped up after New Year's Day, growing to 421 cases before being de...
Feb 23, 2021
COVID-19 cases more than double in federal prisons during second wave of pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman is calling for alternatives to incarceration in a new report that shows the number of COVID-19 cases at federal facilities more than doubled in the second wave.Corre...
Feb 23, 2021
Variant in schools means it's time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. - The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases inv...
Feb 22, 2021
COVID-19 activity declining, but variants at 'critical juncture,' Tam says
Canada's chief public health officer says the collective efforts to fight COVID-19 are paying off, even as the country sits at a 'critical juncture' in the fight against fast-spreading variants. Dr. T...
Feb 21, 2021
Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021
COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds
New federal forecasts project that COVID-19 variants could fuel a surge of 20,000 new cases per day by mid-March if public health restrictions are relaxed further. The Public Health Agency of Canada r...
Feb 19, 2021
Delivering COVID-19 vaccine to B.C. First Nations by goal still possible: officials
VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says active cases of COVID-19 are down after a "significant spike" in early January, and delivering the vaccine to all I...
Feb 16, 2021