Tag Archives: Health
Health Canada authorizes the use of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has authorized the use of a fifth COVID-19 vaccine to add to its arsenal and perhaps lead to an uptick in vaccinations among people who remain hesitant. The Nuvaxovid vaccine, which is p...
Feb 17, 2022
P.A. public and Catholic follow province’s direction, remove mask mandates
Masks will soon be a voluntary option for students and staff at Catholic and public schools in Prince Albert.Last week, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) announced masks will be a...
Feb 17, 2022
Maple Leaf flies at protests, the flag is a collective symbol with individual meaning
VANCOUVER - The symbolism attached to national flags often revolves around patriotism, but experts say the Maple Leaf's prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes at a moment of reflectio...
Feb 17, 2022
Police make arrests as Ottawa blockade members defy orders to leave
OTTAWA - Police arrested two of the main organizers behind an antigovernment demonstration on Parliament Hill late Thursday, as large trucks continued to ignore demands they leave an ongoing blockade ...
Feb 17, 2022
Unvaccinated truckers delivering vaccines, COVID devices exempt from border rules
OTTAWA - Unvaccinated truckers bringing COVID-19 vaccines and medical devices into Canada to combat the pandemic are exempt from testing and quarantine requirements at the border, a government order s...
Feb 17, 2022
Quebec City mayor adds new rules as protest against COVID orders expected on weekend
Quebec City is giving more powers to its police force to control traffic and prohibit the consumption of alcohol outdoors ahead of a protest planned for this weekend against COVID-19 public health ord...
Feb 16, 2022
Alberta border arrests speak to larger Canadian concern: federal safety minister
OTTAWA - Canada's safety minister says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns. Police earlier this week charged 13...
Feb 16, 2022
Protesters pack up, head out to end weeklong blockade at Manitoba-U.S. border
EMERSON, Man. - Protesters blocking a busy United States border crossing in southern Manitoba packed up and left Wednesday. RCMP say they had worked out a deal with demonstrators to end the blockade a...
Feb 16, 2022
Emergencies Act still needed as border blockades fall, Ottawa preps to act: ministers
OTTAWA - Liberal cabinet ministers defended the sweeping temporary powers now afforded to police under the Emergencies Act on Wednesday, even as major border blockades they decried for disrupting the ...
Feb 16, 2022
COVID levels rising in P.A. & dropping in North Battleford: study
COVID levels are increasing in Prince Albert but dropping in North Battleford.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the communities to determine how ...
Feb 15, 2022