Tag Archives: Health
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
P.A. council approves temporary exemption for proof of vaccine policy
Those who've turned 12, or will soon, in Prince Albert are getting a small exemption when it comes to proof of vaccination.The city's council met on Monday where they approved a 90-day grace period fo...
Oct 18, 2021
Feds sending more help to NWT to deal with COVID-19 surge
OTTAWA - The federal government is sending more help to the Northwest Territories to deal with a spike in COVID-19 cases. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa has approved a request from the ...
Oct 18, 2021
'Our vulnerable people are falling through the cracks': tent city discovered on Prince Albert's east side
Roughly half a dozen tents have been set up in a wooded area across from Sask Polytech; the latest example of the city's growing issues with homelessness. While many of the campsites were vacant Monda...
Oct 18, 2021
Pfizer asks Health Canada to approve COVID vaccine for kids aged five to 11
A COVID-19 vaccine may soon be available for kids in Canada.Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve its COVID vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11. Currently, only those 12 and over ...
Oct 18, 2021
Pfizer officially requests Health Canada approval for kids' COVID-19 shot
OTTAWA - Pfizer-BioNTech has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. The vaccine was developed in partnership with Germany's BioNTech and is n...
Oct 18, 2021