Tag Archives: Health
Travel restricted to Nunavut hamlet after two COVID-19 cases identified
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has two active COVID-19 cases after the infections were identified in a hamlet on Baffin Island. It's not yet known if the cases are the highly transmissible Omicron variant...
Dec 21, 2021
Battlefords COVID-19 clinics add availability ahead of 2022
Battlefords residents who missed vaccination availability on Monday have several opportunities left before the end of 2021.The Finning Cat Drive Thru clinic off of Highway 16 has supplies of the Pfize...
Dec 21, 2021
Rising COVID-19 cases lead to stronger measures across Canada to slow spread
Health professionals and provincial governments are drawing up battle plans to curb the spread of COVID-19 by bringing back restrictions, while speeding up booster doses as the highly transmissible Om...
Dec 21, 2021
NHL announces league-wide shutdown from Wednesday to Christmas Day
The NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association have announced the suspension of all operations from Wednesday to Christmas Day amid an increase of positive COVID-19 tests. The league and ...
Dec 20, 2021
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