Tag Archives: Health
Living Sky to lift restrictions in response to province's re-opening plan
Living Sky School Division announced it will lift its COVID-19 restrictions as the province is proceeding with a plan to re-open Saskatchewan and remove regulations in the days ahead.The Living Sky Sc...
Feb 10, 2022
Design contract awarded for proposed water treatment plant
The construction of a $52-million water treatment plant west of Prince Albert, has taken another step towards becoming a reality.The third, and one of the more complex components of the overall projec...
Feb 10, 2022
Defence Department failed to spend $1.2B in funding last year, most due to delays
OTTAWA - New figures show the Department of National Defence failed to spend more than $1.2 billion of its allotted budget in the last fiscal year, the majority due to delays in the purchase of new eq...
Feb 10, 2022
New Brunswick judge rejects 'rambling' anti-vax arguments from four public servants
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick judge has rejected a bid by four public servants to overturn the province's decision to place them on unpaid leave for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In a sc...
Feb 10, 2022
NDP: Moe’s comments on trucker convoy are ‘egging on disruption and uncertainty’
Saskatchewan's NDP is taking aim at Premier Scott Moe and comments he made recently during a national broadcast.During that interview, Moe was asked how he felt about convoys in both Ottawa and Albert...
Feb 10, 2022
Over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in province’s first weekly report
As part of the province's transition to Living with COVID-19, Saskatchewan released its first weekly integrated epidemiological (EPI) report. It's a deeper analysis of multiple data sources and provid...
Feb 10, 2022
Dropping First Nations COVID-19 infections brings hope Omicron wave has passed
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says the number of COVID-19 infections in First Nations communities has begun to decline, bringing hope that the worst of the Omicron wave has passed....
Feb 10, 2022
‘Now seems to be an appropriate time:’ Sask. microbiologist weighs in on lifting of restrictions
A Saskatchewan microbiologist is saying the province's plan to lift all restrictions by the end of February isn't unreasonable, according to the data.Dr. Joseph Blondeau is the head of clinical microb...
Feb 10, 2022
Protesters settle in at Ambassador Bridge, Windsor mayor to seek injunction
Officials looked to the courts Thursday to put an end to what they called an "illegal occupation" at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge, as protesters made themselves comfortable days into a demonstrat...
Feb 10, 2022
Poll: Nearly 30% of Canadians say it’s time to ‘learn to live’ with COVID-19
A new poll suggests almost 30 per cent of Canadians believe it's time to lift pandemic restrictions and "learn to live" with the COVID-19 virus, while more than 40 per cent want measures to ease caref...
Feb 10, 2022