Laura Osman
About Laura Osman
Reporter with The Canadian Press
Long-term care standards a difficult balance
The expert spearheading new draft national standards for long-term care says they must strike a balance between residents' safety and their quality of life.
Pressure rising on Trudeau to fix Canada's strained health system
Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Feds to ship large numbers of rapid tests to provinces this month
Federal officials are adding more COVID-19 rapid tests to Canada's arsenal as surging infections from the Omicron variant push some public sectors to the brink.
Omicron case spike could push Canada's health care system to the brink
A rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant of the virus has renewed concerns among experts about the capacity of Canada's hospitals and health-care workers to handle another wave of the pandemic.
Once again, Liberals put the brakes on lowering patented drug costs
This is the fourth time the government has postponed a 2019 promise to change the price cap on medicines in Canada in an effort to lower excessively expensive drug costs.
COVID has given an edge to immigration applicants already in Canada
During the pandemic, as it became more and more difficult to bring people to Canada from abroad, the government turned to people already in the country to meet its immigration targets.
Trudeau insists government is prepared for Omicron
Despite the fact that South Africa raised the alarm about the highly transmissible variant nearly one month ago, local public health agencies have found themselves unable to provide tests for the high number of suspected COVID-19 cases in their areas.
Freeland’s fall economic statement highlights
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released a fall economic statement today, Dec. 14, 2021, that outlined a better-than-expected economic rebound, but also billions more in spending, including on the response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
All pandemics eventually end, Tam assures public in face of Omicron
COVID-19 is unlikely to be wiped out completely, but it might be tamed, Canada's chief public health officer said on Monday, December 13, 2021.