Tag Archives: Health
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
Carlton Trail College to introduce mandatory vaccinations
Effective Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, Carlton Trail College is implementing the Government of Saskatchewan's 'The Employers COVID-19 Emergency Regulations.'This means anyone accessing Carlton Trail College'...
Nov 02, 2021
Saskatchewan getting 2,500 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
One day after Saskatchewan's health minister said he hoped the province soon would get some doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the province said Tuesday that 2,500 doses are on the way.The Mi...
Nov 02, 2021
City of Iqaluit says water meets health standards but residents still can't drink it
IQALUIT - City officials say Iqaluit's drinking water meets national standards, but residents can't consume it until Nunavut's chief public health officer says it's OK. Chief administrative officer Am...
Nov 02, 2021
Food Bank receives TD Canada Trust donation; 'Share the Warmth' starting
The Battlefords Food Bank is seeing more community support. TD Canada Trust Region recently made a gift of $1,000 to the local Food Bank, one of four charities here in the Battlefords to receive a don...
Nov 02, 2021
Five deaths and 107 new cases of COVID-19 in province; lowest daily total since Aug. 17
As of Nov. 2, there are 107 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and currently, 1,829 active casesOf the new cases Tuesday, 68 are among those who are unvaccinated, including 21 between the...
Nov 02, 2021
Ex-soldier who killed his family in N.S. knew what he did was morally wrong: doctor
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An Afghanistan war veteran was suffering from several mental disorders when he killed three family members and himself in 2017, but he understood his actions were wrong, an inq...
Nov 02, 2021