Tag Archives: Health
Province reports 766 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting the Omicron variant BA.2 is the dominant strain of COVID-19 making up 83 per cent of the variants of concern in this weeks epidemiology (epi) report.A littl...
May 05, 2022
Canadians’ trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canadians' movements, including trips to the liquor store and pharmacy, were closely tracked via their mobile phones without their knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report sent to a p...
May 05, 2022
Firefighters say recognition of cancer risk is tough battle, especially in Quebec
VANCOUVER - Jenn Dawkins remembers the spring day in 2016 when she joined four other female firefighters at British Columbia's legislature to lobby for the inclusion of breast cancer as a presumed occ...
May 05, 2022
Walks, art exhibits highlight CMHA's mental health week
May 2 to May 8 is Mental Health Week for branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association across the country, and that includes the one right here in Prince Albert."It's an opportunity to celebrate ...
May 04, 2022
Ethics committee says government must tell Canadians it's tracking their movements
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee says the federal government needs to tell Canadians if it's collecting data about their movements, and allow them to opt out of that collection. Those are some of...
May 04, 2022
Launch national pharmacare with free birth control, NDP pitches
OTTAWA - If the government wants to solidify reproductive rights in Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh suggests it start by launching pharmacare with a full slate of birth control options. Reproductive ...
May 04, 2022
Liberals promise to protect abortion access in Canada, but aren't clear yet on how
Liberal lawmakers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are vowing to defend access to legal abortions, but the issue's divergent and divisive history in each country guarantees they'll go about it ...
May 04, 2022
Quebec to end mask requirement May 14, citing 'better and better' COVID-19 trend
MONTREAL - Quebec's top public health official said Wednesday the peak of the pandemic's sixth wave has clearly passed and the province is ready to end its mask mandate for indoor public spaces on May...
May 04, 2022
Nearly 1,000 vet checks performed on dogs and cats by WCVM in tri-communities since 2014
Since Saskatoon's Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) began hosting animal care clinics in 2014, approximately 1,000 wellness checks have been completed on dogs and cats in the tri-communiti...
May 03, 2022
Hospice building takes shape, donations continue
Donations are still coming in even as the Rose Garden Hospice building takes shape. Hospice committee member Marina Mitchell said the group is happy to see the results of over a decade of effort."It m...
May 03, 2022