Tag Archives: Health
Kachur Wealth Management donates $25K to Rose Garden Hospice
The group behind the Rose Garden Hospice fundraising drive is closing in on their $4 million goal.Kachur Wealth Management donated $25,000. Owner Cole Kachur was on hand Friday to help present the che...
Nov 12, 2021
Remembrance Day gatherings disrupted in British Columbia
The British Columbia branch of the Royal Canadian Legion says it's "unfortunate" that people with political agendas chose Remembrance Day to disrupt those who wanted to honour the sacrifice of militar...
Nov 12, 2021
Unity resident wins BUHF $100,000 Cash Lottery
A couple from Unity were the big winners of the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation $100,000 Cash Lottery.Sandy Richards received the call from BUHF Friday morning, telling her that she and her husb...
Nov 12, 2021
Canada could authorize vaccine for kids aged five to 11 in 'one to two weeks'
Health Canada says a decision on whether to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine for children will come "in the next one to two weeks," leaving open the possibility that some kids could be at least partially ...
Nov 12, 2021
New COVID Delta variant subtypes are dominant strains in Saskatchewan
Two new Delta variant subtypes have become the dominant strains of COVID-19 throughout Western Canada and health officials are closely watching how they progress.Called AY.25 and AY.27, according to i...
Nov 12, 2021
Canada's new foreign affairs minister meets in D.C. with U.S. counterpart Blinken
WASHINGTON - Canada won't shy away from defending its national interests when North America's three leaders sit down together next week, Mlanie Joly said Friday as she wrapped up her first stateside v...
Nov 12, 2021
Nova Scotia pays for COVID-19 vaccines for mink, B.C. says no before closing industry
Nova Scotia will help pay for a COVID-19 vaccine for mink, but the British Columbia government says more research is needed to determine if immunization is an option for thousands of animals that will...
Nov 12, 2021
'I put life on hold:' Woman who had delayed surgery in Alberta says she's worse off
EDMONTON - A woman whose surgery in Alberta for cancer in her face was delayed because hospitals were overburdened with COVID-19 says the consequences for her have been drastic. Sharon Durham of Wynya...
Nov 12, 2021
Ottawa doctor pleads for help from the prime minister after death threat
OTTAWA - An Ottawa family doctor who organized mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics earlier this year has received a death threat and she is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do more to protect hea...
Nov 11, 2021
Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported in province, 182 new cases
The province reported another 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Nov. 11, bringing the total to 79,212 reported cases.Of the new cases, 33 were identified in Northern Saskatchewan;...
Nov 11, 2021