Tag Archives: Health
City's homeless face uncertain winter as primary resource center closes for good
Missy Custer sits huddled with a group of others in a downtown Prince Albert alley. The few belongings the group has are kept in a small shopping cart.With temperatures dropping at night to near freez...
Sep 21, 2022
COVID levels in P.A. third largest recorded by U of S during pandemic
COVID levels in Prince Albert continue to rise according to the University of Saskatchewan.Researchers studying the virus through the community's wastewater claim the current viral load is the third l...
Sep 21, 2022
Positive Poilievre polling leads to talk of easing border restrictions: Tories
OTTAWA - The government was motivated to reconsider COVID-19 restrictions at Canada's border because of the growing popularity of new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, MPs from his caucus said Wed...
Sep 21, 2022
Escalation of war, nuclear threats show Putin 'failing and flailing,' says Trudeau
UNITED NATIONS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Russia's "flailing and failing" president Wednesday, joining a chorus of global outrage aimed at what he described as Vladimir Putin's panic-st...
Sep 21, 2022
Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift remaining COVID-19 travel measures
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal cabinet is considering whether to renew COVID-19 vaccine mandates and mandatory random testing for travellers. The current measures are set to expireon Sept. 30. A senior ...
Sep 20, 2022
Dental-care legislation among the first bills on the docket as Parliament resumes
OTTAWA - The federal government says it won't come calling if parents don't spend every cent of their dental-care dollars on their kids' teeth, but the Canada Revenue Agency will check in to make sure...
Sep 20, 2022
As UN confronts 'cascade of crises,' Trudeau focused on global growth, food security
UNITED NATIONS - In a time of crisis, the planet is gridlocked by "colossal global dysfunction," the head of the United Nations said Tuesday as he urged leaders to come together in a collective effort...
Sep 20, 2022
Expert flags potential for dental-care clawbacks as result of federal program
OTTAWA - A University of Calgary economist warns a new federal dental benefit for children could open families up to the potential for "clawbacks" if they don't spend all the money on their kids' teet...
Sep 19, 2022
Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine available at walk-in clinic in North Battleford
A COVID-19 vaccine walk-in clinic is being held at the Frontier Centre in North Battleford today. This is the first day the Moderna bivalent booster dose will be available in Saskatchewan. Last week, ...
Sep 19, 2022
Prince Albert police and fire join forces to arrest hunger
A police vehicle, loaded with bags of food, and other supplies for the city's less fortunate, made its way to the Prince Albert Food Bank on Friday.It was made possible through a four hour event aptly...
Sep 17, 2022