National

Ontario Patient Tested For Ebola As Precaution: Barrie Hospital

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Apr, 2015 11:31 PM

BARRIE, Ont. — Doctors in Toronto are running tests on a patient who is showing symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus, though medical officials are stressing the risk is low.

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie says the patient recently returned from West Africa and was brought to the hospital north of Toronto on Saturday morning.

The hospital says doctors decided to transfer the patient to a designated Ebola response centre in Toronto as a precaution.

Ebola symptoms are similar to a number of other diseases such as malaria and typhoid fever.

The hospital says medical staff who came in contact with the patient were wearing full protective equipment.

There has never been a confirmed Ebola case in Canada, though a number of people have been tested as a precaution since the massive outbreak in West Africa that is blamed for more than 10, 000 deaths.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

G20 Officer Committed Battery, Violated Rights Of Protester, Court Rules

TORONTO — A police officer who gained widespread notoriety for telling a protester at the infamous G20 summit that "this ain't Canada right now" committed battery when he manhandled him, Ontario's top court has concluded.

G20 Officer Committed Battery, Violated Rights Of Protester, Court Rules

Britain's Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Expands Food Crusade To G20, Cites Diet Problems In Canada

OTTAWA — Jamie Oliver, Britain's celebrity chef, has thrown down the gauntlet — or maybe it's an oven mitt — to Canadian politicians to join his international campaign for mandatory diet education in rich countries.

Britain's Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Expands Food Crusade To G20, Cites Diet Problems In Canada

Commons Committee Report Calls For A Better Strategy To Combat ISIL

OTTAWA — As Canada prepares its next forays in the fight against ISIL, the Conservative-dominated foreign affairs committee is calling on the government to develop a strategy that goes beyond the military campaign.

Commons Committee Report Calls For A Better Strategy To Combat ISIL

Corporate Profit Margins At 27-year High Amid Falling Loonie, Labour Costs: CIBC

TORONTO — CIBC World Markets says corporate profit margins hit a 27-year high in the fourth quarter and are likely to remain strong despite the recent softening in the economy due to the oil price shock.

Corporate Profit Margins At 27-year High Amid Falling Loonie, Labour Costs: CIBC

New Brunswick Forecasts $477m Deficit, Hikes Gas Taxes, Cuts Teaching Jobs

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal government has introduced an $8.6-billion budget that increases taxes for the wealthy, bumps up the price of fuel, promises to close some courthouses and cut nearly 250 teaching jobs.

New Brunswick Forecasts $477m Deficit, Hikes Gas Taxes, Cuts Teaching Jobs

Bring All Branches Of Government Under Information Law, Watchdog Urges

OTTAWA — A federal watchdog says the Access to Information Act should be extended to all branches of government — including the offices that support Parliament and the courts.