Tag Archives: Health

Youth group home approved for Beauval
A new facility that will help provide safe shelter and resources for vulnerable youth in the north has officially received the green light.The Government of Saskatchewan is partnering on the initiativ...
Jul 05, 2022

Some Quebec overnight camps are being forced to close due to COVID-19 outbreaks
MONTREAL - Summer camp season in Quebec has been cut short for hundreds of children who have been sent home due to COVID-19 outbreaks, only a few days after the start to some of the province's overnig...
Jul 05, 2022

Court martial planned for soldier who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian soldier who recently led a protest march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial for having spoken out against the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine requirements while wearin...
Jul 05, 2022

More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
OTTAWA - Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either at home or abroad. It also has yet to explain ...
Jul 05, 2022

Wastewater COVID up by 36 per cent
The viral load of COVID-19 in Prince Albert's wastewater increased by just under 36 per cent in the most recent reporting period. Despite the increase, the number is the second smallest load recorded ...
Jul 04, 2022

People planning to attend AIDS conference in Montreal still struggling to get visas
MONTREAL - International AIDS organizations say people from Africa, South America and Asia who are planning to attend a major AIDS conference in Montreal are still struggling to get visas from the Can...
Jul 02, 2022

Shortage of specialized infant formula to continue through summer: Health Canada
MONTREAL - Health Canada says the nationwide shortage of specialized baby formula is expected to continue throughout the summer. The federal department says shipments of specialized formulas are expec...
Jul 01, 2022

Meota concert fundraiser to benefit BUH Foundation capital campaign
Those who enjoy an evening of music while supporting a good cause will want to take in this upcoming show in Meota. After a two-year hiatus, Meota Music Productions will be back with its fifth annual ...
Jun 30, 2022

NDP says government refusing to act on Shellbrook hospital issues
The provincial opposition says the government is not acting on staff suggestions to help resolve shortages at the Shellbrook Hospital. The building has had 10 acute care beds closed over the last mont...
Jun 30, 2022

COVID cases, deaths, hospitalizations continue to drop in Sask.
Several key COVID-19 metrics continue to decline in Saskatchewan, according to the weekly report from the Ministry of Health.This will be the last weekly update, as the Province moves to monthly repor...
Jun 30, 2022