health

Public health officials welcome moves to ease restrictions as COVID-19 metrics improve

The improving state of the COVID-19 pandemic means Canadian jurisdictions can now ease public health restrictions further, federal officials said Friday.A person wearing a mask crosses a street in Toronto on March 2. Provincial governments in several provinces, including Ontario, are rapidly lifting COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)The improving state of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Health Canada recalls Fitbit watch due to risk of burns

Health Canada is warning anyone with several models of Fitbit’s Ionic smartwatch to immediately stop using the device because its battery can overheat and may cause burns.Approximately 70,561 units of the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch have been sold in Canada from August 2017 to August 2020. (Richard Drew/The Associated Press)Health Canada is warning anyone with several…

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Alberta Health says privacy breach possible on province’s vaccine passport website

The province’s vaccine record website has experienced a possible privacy breach, Alberta Health said in a statement Thursday. Alberta Health says some users downloaded the wrong QR code from the province’s COVID records website. (Matthew Howard/CBC)The province’s vaccine record website experienced a possible privacy breach, Alberta Health said in a statement Thursday.  Alberta Health says it has received reports…

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New Brunswick’s new health plan includes no sweeping changes

The Higgs government’s much-anticipated health plan is out, promising a range of new tools and targets to improve the system in New Brunswick but no sweeping changes to address some of the sector’s most chronic problems.Health Minister Dorothy Shephard announced the senior-care element of the health plan Tuesday, and her department released the whole plan…

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