Tag Archives: Health
Premier confirms first cases of Omicron variant in Saskatchewan
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has reached Saskatchewan.Premier Scott Moe confirmed the first detected cases while speaking to Gormley on Wednesday."We'll be reporting some Omicron cases today here i...
Dec 08, 2021
David Cohen presents letters of credence at Rideau Hall to begin job as U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON - David Cohen is finally getting down to business as the newest United States ambassador to Canada - the first to take on the role full-time since 2019. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist and former...
Dec 07, 2021
Province awards $337,000 grant to Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp near Pinehouse
Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp near Pinehouse Lake is getting a one-time injection of funds from the provincial government.The grant totalling $337,000 was awarded to Kineepik Mtis Local 9 to enhance opera...
Dec 07, 2021
Liberals raise doubts of high number of vaccine exemptions among Conservatives ranks
OTTAWA - Government House leader Mark Holland is questioning the relatively high number of medical exemptions among the Conservative ranks preventing them from being vaccinated against COVID-19. On Mo...
Dec 07, 2021
Saskatchewan changes eligibility for COVID booster shots
Saskatchewan is making COVID-19 booster shots available to more people in the province.During a media conference Tuesday, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency president Marlo Pritchard announced changes ...
Dec 07, 2021
COVID booster shot age of elegibility lowered, clinic today in Melfort
More people in Saskatchewan can get their COVID-19 booster.The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency announced changes to eligibility for booster doses this morning.Anyone 50 years of age and older who ha...
Dec 07, 2021
'This is beyond my expectations,' Champagne says of Canadian biomanufacturer rebound
OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada's biomanufacturing sector has rebounded beyond his initial expectations in the last several months, as a Canadian drug maker stands ...
Dec 07, 2021
Most Canadians support strong border measures amid new Omicron COVID-19 variant: poll
OTTAWA - Since the announced detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians bracing for the worst. More than four in five respondents to an online survey by Leger and the ...
Dec 07, 2021
Canadian traveller forced to stay in quarantine facility after negative COVID-19 test
Lennard Skead says he felt like he'd been put in jail for a crime he didn't commit when he returned to Canada from South Africa on Thursday. Skead, who lives in Brandon, Man., said he wasn't allowed t...
Dec 06, 2021
B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province
VICTORIA - British Columbia is shifting into repair and recovery mode following devastating floods and landslides caused by record rains that crippled transportation links, deluged agricultural operat...
Dec 06, 2021