Tag Archives: Health

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 108 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North East (one), North West (eight), North Central ...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have introduced a two-for-one piece of legislation that would provide sick leave to almost 600,000 workers, and bring the law down on anyone harassing doctors, nurses and...

OTTAWA - Canada is closing its borders to visitors from southern Africa after the discovery of a concerning new COVID-19 variant was detected in the region. The new variant, dubbed Omicron, first emer...

Children ages five to 11 are rolling up their sleeves to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.On Nov. 24, the first pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics were held in Saskatchewan.Although seve...

Saskatchewan is looking to jumpstart its stalled COVID-19 vaccination program.Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said during a conference call Thursday the vaccine uptake has "stagnated," e...

While some parents are determined to have their sons and daughters vaccinated against COVID-19, other parents have a different mindset.Skeptical parents in the province want to see a bit of time go by...

OTTAWA - Leslyn Lewis, in one of her first acts as an MP on Parliament Hill, says she plans on inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a pregnancy centre that risks losing its charity status over op...

The Chair of Prince Albert's HUB steering committee says the pandemic has had a big impact on both the number of referral calls they have received, as well as the types of calls.HUB is a multi-agency ...

IQALUIT - Nunavut's chief public health officer has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in a Baffin Island community. Dr. Michael Patterson says there has recently been an increase in cases in Pangnirtun...

COVID-19 vaccinations are now available for children ages five-11 in the Battlefords.Starting today, Pfizer vaccines will be available every Tuesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and every T...