By: CBC NewsPosted: 12:57 PM CST Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 A new private lab in Winnipeg is offering rapid PCR COVID-19 testing to asymptomatic individuals for $450. BioScision Diagnostics and Pure Lifestyle have partnered to set up a testing clinic in the West Fort Garry Industrial area, promising clients test results delivered by a doctor in […]
Air Canada flight attendant wins fight over COVID-19 workers’ compensation
B.C. alone in introducing presumptive coverage that adds COVID-19 to its list of occupational illnesses Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Jan 30, 2021 1:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 30 An Air Canada check-in area is shown at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on May 16, 2020. ( Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) A […]
The list of fireable offences has grown thanks to COVID-19
One year ago, hosting a pizza party with co-workers or showing up to work with stomach bug symptoms were unthinkable in terms of fireable offences. But legal suits based on such incidents are now before the courts as COVID-19 upends the way managers enforce health mandates and discipline employees. Like politicians and other high profile […]
Pandemic leaves chronically ill without critical access to washrooms
Some patients want B.C.’s government to order businesses to keep their washrooms open Zahra Premji · CBC News · Posted: Dec 28, 2020 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: December 29, 2020 Remo Testini says he has to use GPS to find washroom locations on his route before he leaves home each day because he […]
Canada introduces national compensation program for vaccine injuries ahead of pandemic vaccine rollout
In the rare event a person experiences an adverse reaction from a vaccine, program will offer support People who are vaccinated to protect themselves against COVID-19 and experience an adverse event after the immunization will be eligible for compensation, the federal government says. The announcement of the no-fault program is part of Canada’s preparations to […]
WCB holds 2021 average premium rate at 2020 rate
Regina, Sask., Dec. 7, 2020 –The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) announced today that it will hold this year’s average employer premium rate at the 2020 rate of $1.17 and will cap industry level rates at 10 per cent. This board level hold is to provide a measure of economic relief to Saskatchewan businesses struggling with […]
Cold, dry truth:
Manitoba’s stale indoor winter air provides an ideal environment for COVID-19 spread, scientists say COVID-19 thrives in cold, dry settings, making a Winnipeg winter fertile ground for its spread. Research, increasingly, suggests the virus lingers indoors and infects people through microscopic particles, known as aerosols. “Cold, dry air is apparently associated with higher rates of transmissibility,” […]
Anatomy of an ICU: Why it’s so hard for Manitoba to add ICU beds for the sickest COVID-19 patients
As the pandemic pushes ICU capacity beyond its normal limits, CBC takes a look inside to see how it works In the first seven months of the pandemic, the number of Manitoba patients infected with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units never crept into the double digits. For weeks at a time, not a single patient with the […]
Workplace compensation claims reflect toll COVID-19 has taken on Canada’s workers
More than 26,000 compensation claims filed after COVID contracted at work Jeffrey Freedman is a COVID-19 “long-hauler” — one of many Canadians left with lingering health issues after getting sick from the virus. He says he now regrets going into work during the early days of the pandemic after falling ill in early April. Freedman […]
WCB announces board level hold on 2021 average employer premium rate
WCB provides premium relief to support economic recovery Regina, Sask., Oct. 29, 2020 – On Oct. 28, the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) announced there will be a board level hold on the 2021 average employer premium rate. Because of the economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the WCB is proposing to hold its 2021 […]
