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Article content Canada should roll out second doses ‘as soon as possible’: NACI Pamela and Lorry Wilson receive their COVID-19 vaccine from Connie Wong, Registered nurse, at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Photo by Leah Hennel / ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES Canada’s expert advisory panel on vaccines says the country should deliver second doses of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, given the increasing supply. The National Advisory Committee on Immunizat...

 

Children’s advocates have been sounding the alarm for months now: The kids are not alright.

Article content We have spent 15 months talking anecdotally about the impacts of the pandemic on our mental health, specifically about the impacts on our youth. The fact is the collection of this information has been lacking pre-pandemic and has taken extra efforts among different groups to really get a picture, at least nationally, of what is happening. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ALDRICH: Pandemic generation needs plan to deal with mental ...

Charities and hospitals warn of 'devastating effects on mental and physical health of kids'

  OTTAWA -- Canadas top childrens hospitals, including CHEO, are declaring a mental health emergency among children and youth as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on. "School closures, the lack of access to sports and recreational programs, and social isolation have resulted in children being one of the hardest hit populations during the COVID-19 pandemic," a release said. Advocates describe what they call "staggering" numbers of increases to suicide attempts and substance-use disorder admission...

CALGARY -- A man died Monday when the bus he was inspecting accidentally ran over him. The incident took place Monday afternoon at the First Canada school bus facility at 4836 6 Street N.E. According to a police spokesperson, a driver put his bus into gear, then left the bus to inspect something. At that point, the bus moved, running over the driver, who died. Calgary police and OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) are on scene, investigating. This is a developing story.. Share:

CALGARY -- A man died Monday when the bus he was inspecting accidentally ran over him. The incident took place Monday afternoon at the First Canada school bus facility at 4836 6 Street N.E. According to a police spokesperson, a driver put his bus into gear, then left the bus to inspect something. At that point, the bus moved, running over the driver, who died. Calgary police and OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) are on scene, investigating. This is a developing story.. Share: