Tag Archives: Health
Dog owner warns others after pet euthanized due to parvovirus infection
Donna Langhorne says she will never feel the same again after the sudden death of her 18-month-old Alaskan malamute named Keelo last week.Langhorne noticed Keelo was sick on Thursday, Sept. 8 after th...
Sep 13, 2022
Spinning for the kids
A major fundraising drive has officially been launched for an event next month that will benefit youth in the Prince Albert area.The KidSport event on Oct. 1 will take place at Spin S2DIO and teams of...
Sep 13, 2022
Study co-authored by B.C.'s top doctor says 80% of kids, youth have had COVID-19
VANCOUVER - A study co-authored by British Columbia's top doctor says at least 70 to 80 per cent of children and youth in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have been infected with COVID-19. The ...
Sep 13, 2022
Homeless shelter thanks community for support during staff shortage
The Battlefords homeless shelter, known as Miwasin Kikinaw, had its kitchen closed for a few days this past week due to a temporary staff shortage. Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC), which ...
Sep 12, 2022
Operating room conditions in Yellowknife hospital are 'unsustainable': nurses
YELLOWKNIFE - A union representing nurses at the largest hospital in the Northwest Territories says working conditions in its operating room are "unsustainable" and the territorial government needs to...
Sep 12, 2022
COVID levels in P.A. and North Battleford some of largest recorded during pandemic
COVID levels continue to rise in Prince Albert and North Battleford according to recent data obtained by the University of Saskatchewan.Researchers studying the virus through the each community's wast...
Sep 12, 2022
Nunavut rolling out new COVID-19 vaccine to older residents
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut says it is rolling out the newly approved bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. The territory is now offering the booster shots to people 70 and older and all residents and staff in lo...
Sep 12, 2022
Ontario opens bivalent vaccine appointments for most vulnerable
TORONTO - Ontario is rolling out Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccines, starting with residents considered the most vulnerable, including those aged 70 and older, long-term care residents and health-care...
Sep 12, 2022
As pivotal midterm elections draw near, campaign trajectories upended by Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON - What a difference a day makes - especially a day like June 24, 2022. With the stroke of a pen, the Supreme Court repealed nearly 50 years of abortion rights in the United States. Three mo...
Sep 12, 2022
Military ombudsman reports 10 vaccine-related complaints, no plans to probe mandate
OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman says his office has received fewer than a dozen complaints from service members about the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement, and that he has not found any issues w...
Sep 11, 2022