Tag Archives: Health
NDP calling for Shahab’s recommendations to be released
Saskatchewan's current situation in the COVID-19 pandemic is sad and frustrating and avoidable, according to the NDP.NDP MLA Vicki Mowat, the party's health critic, said the health system has collapse...
Oct 19, 2021
Red Earth & Shoal Lake evacuees heading home after wildfire smoke forced them away
Hundreds of individuals from Shoal Lake Cree Nation and Red Earth Cree Nation are going home after multiple wildfires forced them to evacuate.Poor visibility and increased risk of health issues from s...
Oct 19, 2021
Confusion around when and where rapid COVID tests will be available in P.A.
There's a lot of confusion in Prince Albert when it comes to rapid COVID-19 testing kits.The provincial government announced last week they would be sending out over 1.3 million kits to different cham...
Oct 19, 2021
Hockey games, weddings, concerts in B.C. back to 100 per cent for fully vaccinated
VICTORIA - Indoor and outdoor organized events in British Columbia will soon be able to return to full capacity to allow those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend, with the provi...
Oct 19, 2021
Eight COVID-related deaths reported with 271 new cases, 85 in Northern Sask.
The province reported 271 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.Of the new cases, 207 were among unvaccinated individuals and 71 were in children between the ages of 0-11. Eight new deaths were also r...
Oct 19, 2021
Rapid test distribution centres prepping for high demand
Preparations are underway to distribute rapid antigen testing kits in the Battlefords, as soon as the tests arrive.The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is one of the spots for kit pickup in the region ...
Oct 19, 2021
Sask. still searching for additional help as COVID ICU transfers begin
Premier Scott Moe says there wasn't an internal trigger that forced Saskatchewan to send six ICU patients to Ontario this week.There just simply aren't enough available beds in Saskatchewan hospitals....
Oct 19, 2021
Ex-Parti Québécois health minister Jean Rochon, 83, dies
MONTREAL - Jean Rochon, a former Parti Qubcois health minister known for introducing anti-smoking measures and reforms that allowed Quebecers to receive care outside of hospitals, has died. Rochon's w...
Oct 19, 2021
Postelection review to probe where Conservatives bled votes to People's Party, NDP
OTTAWA - The former MP leading the review into the Conservatives' election performance says it will examine how Tories lost votes to Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada. James Cumming, an Albert...
Oct 19, 2021
Nunavut companies to ship plastic water bottles to Southern Canada for recycling
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A group of companies in Nunavut has teamed up to help recycle thousands of plastic water bottles that have been shipped to Iqaluit during the capital city's water crisis. Iqaluit's ...
Oct 19, 2021