Tag Archives: Health
PACSD hears update on COVID-19 case rates
Prince Albert Catholic schools saw a big rise in the number of COVID-19 cases following the Christmas break.An update on cases and Public Health Orders was provided to the Prince Albert Catholic Schoo...
Jan 25, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't see the province's mask mandates ending any time soon. Ford was speaking with Belleville radio station CJBQ an...
Jan 25, 2022
Kids should get the COVID-19 shot, and an extra for the immunocompromised: NACI
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has urged kids aged five to 11 to get their two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 shot, and also recommends a third dose for immunocompromised kids. Wh...
Jan 25, 2022
Vast majority of new COVID-19 cases reported today among vaccinated and boosted residents
The province is reporting 1,049 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today.Of the new cases reported today, 170 were unvaccinated or fewer than 21 days after their first dose, 43 had receiv...
Jan 25, 2022
Quebec to reopen restaurant dining rooms next week, allow small private gatherings
MONTREAL - Quebec will soon begin lifting some of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place since December, beginning with easing private gathering limits and allowing restaurant dining rooms ...
Jan 25, 2022
Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut - One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 ...
Jan 25, 2022
Paramedics, dispatchers call for more resources as mental health issues spike
VANCOUVER - Groups representing Canada's paramedics are calling for improved mental health services as staff shortages and unprecedented call volumes fuelled by the pandemic and the overdose crisis ta...
Jan 25, 2022
People are 'fed up': Quebec follows Ontario's lead and loosens COVID-19 restrictions
The Quebec government announced the loosening of some COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, following the lead of Ontario and other provinces amid indications the Omicron surge may be peaking in some areas. ...
Jan 25, 2022
Anti-mandate trucker convoy heading to Ottawa stops in P.A.
An anti-mandate trucker convoy headed to Ottawa made its way through Saskatchewan Monday with hundreds of people stopping in Prince Albert.The large convoy met at the Co-op Cardlock beside the RCMP de...
Jan 24, 2022
Slow down trucker vaccine rule, business groups say as PM, Tories trade barbs
OTTAWA - Business leaders are urging Ottawa to ease vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers to relieve the congested supply chain with the United States, while Liberals and Conservatives sparred ov...
Jan 24, 2022