Tag Archives: Health
Foreign Affairs Minister Joly tests positive for COVID-19 and is isolating
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking a rapid test. Joly disclosed the result Monday on Twitter, saying she was in isolation awaiting the result ...
Dec 20, 2021
Girl Guides donate 100 handmade 'hope' keychains to Victoria Hospital staff
The Evergreen District Girl Guides have donated 100 handmade "hope" keychains to the ICU staff at the Victoria Hospital as thanks for all their hard work.Monday afternoon members of the Evergreen Dist...
Dec 20, 2021
Think you have COVID-19 during the Omicron wave? Here's what to do
OTTAWA - Nearly two years into the pandemic, most people know what to do when they feel ill to stop the spread of COVID-19. The highly transmissible new variant has thrown some of the old rules for a ...
Dec 20, 2021
Province reports 59 new cases of COVID-19 today, 52 per cent among vaccinated persons
Editors Note: This story has been amended to reflect 52 per cent of the new cases were vaccinated not 100 per cent as previously reported. - The province is reporting another 59 new confirmed cases of...
Dec 20, 2021
Government donates $1.27 million for virtual health care in northern Saskatchewan
Northern communities in Saskatchewan now have a virtual health-care pilot project thanks to a significant amount of funding from the federal government.Researchers with the University of Regina and th...
Dec 20, 2021
More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms
Canada's battle to contain the Omicron variant continues on multiple fronts today, with three provinces reintroducing public health restrictions and a fourth expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine...
Dec 20, 2021
New COVID rules in effect for some provinces, Quebec calls situation 'critical'
Tougher public health restrictions came into effect Monday in many parts of Canada as some regions continued to deal with rising COVID-19 case counts by the Omicron variant. In Quebec, the province an...
Dec 20, 2021
Porcupine Plain hospital without emergency services over holidays
Emergency services will be disrupted in Porcupine Plain over the holidays.From 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 20 to 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, emergency room and outpatient services will not be a...
Dec 20, 2021
More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms
Canada's battle to contain the Omicron variant continues on multiple fronts today, with three provinces reintroducing public health restrictions and a fourth expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine...
Dec 20, 2021
More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms
Canada's battle to contain the Omicron variant continues on multiple fronts today, with three provinces reintroducing public health restrictions and a fourth expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine...
Dec 20, 2021