Tag Archives: Health
‘Worst is over,’ doctor says but adds health-care system still struggling
According to infectious disease physician Dr. Alex Wong, it appears that the fourth wave of COVID-19 - the deadliest wave of the pandemic yet - is waning."All of the leading indicators like test posit...
Nov 03, 2021
Alberta's Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...
Nov 03, 2021
COVID self-testing kits now available to general public in La Ronge
Rapid self-testing kits for COVID-19 are now available in La Ronge for public use. Communities throughout Saskatchewan began receiving the testing kits last week, but the initial list provided by the ...
Nov 03, 2021
Province reports 173 new cases of COVID-19, 44 located in Northern Sask.
The province has announced another 173 new confirmed cases today, which includes 120 cases among unvaccinated individuals and 52 cases among children ages 0-11. Three new deaths were reported today br...
Nov 03, 2021
Vaccine mandate for teachers, health and government workers in Yukon: premier
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier has announced a vaccine mandate for government employees, including front-line workers in the health-care system and teachers, but the territory has not yet determined any...
Nov 03, 2021
Shorebird Inn at Tobin Lake issued another fine for COVID-19 violations
The owner of the Shorebird Inn at Tobin Lake near Nipawin is facing another COVID-19 related fine.According to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority on Tuesday, public health inspectors iss...
Nov 03, 2021
Health Canada reviewing AstraZeneca antibody drug to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
OTTAWA - AstraZeneca has asked Health Canada to review a new long-acting antibody combination that could be used to prevent symptomatic COVID-19. If approved, it would be the first antibody protection...
Nov 03, 2021
At least 26,000 surgeries delayed in Sask. due to pandemic
It's not just people who are getting COVID-19 and having to go to the hospital who are being affected by the pandemic, it's also people who haven't been able to get surgery because a specialist isn't ...
Nov 03, 2021
Shahab urges everyone to ‘stay vigilant’ during winter months
Daily COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are continuing a slow decline, with Tuesday's total of 107 confirmed cases the lowest number in nearly three months.However, that doesn't mean this is a tim...
Nov 02, 2021
No 'euthanasia' in Quebec care homes during COVID-19, expert tells coroner's inquest
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest into deaths in Quebec long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19 was dominated Tuesday by debate over whether medicating certain residents to alleviate their...
Nov 02, 2021