Tag Archives: Health
What to do when you experience the winter blues and feel SAD
The days are getting colder, and the nights are getting longer, which for some is tough to handle.As fall becomes winter in Prince Albert and all of Saskatchewan, those suffering from Seasonal Affecti...
Nov 23, 2021
Forty-five per cent prepared to ditch social distancing at holiday gatherings: poll
OTTAWA - Almost half of Canadians plan to abandon social distancing during holiday gatherings and hug, kiss and shake hands with friends and family, a new poll shows. The poll by Leger in collaboratio...
Nov 23, 2021
Throne speech outlines Liberal agenda, no bones thrown to opposition parties
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threw few bones to opposition parties Tuesday in a throne speech that recapped the election platform that produced a second consecutive Liberal minority governme...
Nov 23, 2021
Manitoba Opposition leader Wab Kinew tests positive for COVID-19, says he's isolating
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Opposition leader Wab Kinew said Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be taking part virtually in legislature proceedings. Kinew said he is double-vaccinated and wen...
Nov 22, 2021
Needle exchange program advocate says province should be funding patrol groups
Concerns with relation to the number of discarded needles being left outside their doors were raised earlier this month at a meeting of Prince Albert business owners.In Saskatoon, one of the ways the ...
Nov 22, 2021
Province announces 73 new cases of COVID-19, active cases now below 1,000
The Saskatchewan government has announced 73 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.For Northern Saskatchewan, the new cases are found in the Far North East (one), North West (three), North Central (13...
Nov 22, 2021
Toronto MP Kevin Vuong says social media, 'political operatives' want him to fail
OTTAWA - A Toronto MP dumped by the Liberals for not disclosing a withdrawn sexual assault charge says he believes people want to see him in Parliament and blamed political operatives and a social med...
Nov 22, 2021
Canada aims to keep COVID-19 vaccine waste below five per cent: PHAC
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it hopes to keep the number of wasted doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada under five per cent. That would amount to 3.7 million of the 73.7 million va...
Nov 22, 2021
'Significant milestone:' COVID vaccine plans for children roll out across the country
Parents were learning Monday how soon their younger children could get an appointment for a COVID-19 shot as shipments of the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made their way across the country. Ontar...
Nov 22, 2021
Plane carrying doses of COVID-19 vaccines for kids touches down in Canada
HAMILTON - The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children landed in Canada on Sunday, clearing the way for provinces and territories to gear up in earnest for the next phase of the national mass im...
Nov 21, 2021