Tag Archives: Health
Renovations closing some services at Battlefords Union Hospital
The operating room and medical device processing at the Battlefords Union Hospital are closed for a week.Renovations underway at the facility will keep the rooms unavailable today until Feb. 11, when ...
Feb 04, 2022
On the air: volunteer run radio station opens at Red Earth Cree Nation
The community of Red Earth Cree Nation has a new tool at their disposal for updates on COVID-19 numbers, or even wildfires during the summer months.A grand opening ceremony was held on Wednesday for t...
Feb 04, 2022
Views from the front lines: The stories of those inside an Ontario hospital
SARNIA, Ont. - Behind the daily statistics of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are grieving families, exhausted nurses and frightened patients. Here's a look at some of their stories. SISTERS ...
Feb 04, 2022
'With a heavy heart,' N.B. judge temporarily suspends unvaccinated father's custody
FREDERICTON - An unvaccinated New Brunswick man can no longer see his three children in person after a judge temporarily suspended his access because of the risk he poses to his 10-year-old immunocomp...
Feb 04, 2022
Daily COVID can be ‘misleading,’ Shahab says when asked about premier’s comments
Though he declined to directly address comments repeated by the premier this week, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer explained why daily case numbers might mislead someone into thinking that...
Feb 04, 2022
GoFundMe pulls plug on fundraiser for Ottawa convoy protesters
OTTAWA - Crowdfunding site GoFundMe will reimburse or redirect to charities the vast majority of the more than $10 million raised by demonstrators protesting COVID-19 measures in Ottawa, saying the ev...
Feb 04, 2022
Balance between normal life and managing COVID may be more attainable now: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says provinces are going to have to find a balance between containing the virus with public health measures and returning to a sense of normalcy as the Om...
Feb 04, 2022
Employment 'carnage' of 200,000 jobs lost in January looks temporary, economists say
Riddled by Omicron's rapid spread, the Canadian economy lost 200,100 jobs in January amid stricter public health rules put in place to slow the COVID-19 variant, but most signs point to a quick recove...
Feb 04, 2022
Not everyone fans of province's plan to lift COVID restrictions
There are still some in Saskatchewan who want to see the provincial government keep all COVID-19 restrictions in place for the time being.Premier Scott Moe took to social media on Wednesday where he p...
Feb 03, 2022
Ottawa 'clarifies' truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
OTTAWA - The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Ag...
Feb 03, 2022