Tag Archives: Health
Point Roberts, Wash., leaders want COVID test exemption for Canadian visitors
VANCOUVER - COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only prolong the hardships for the tiny coastal town of Point Roberts, Wash., community leaders say. P...
Oct 14, 2021
What to do when children become close contacts with COVID
Positive COVID-19 cases have popped up across all three Melfort elementary schools and across daycares over the past few weeks.This is leaving some parents with school-aged children with questions as ...
Oct 13, 2021
No complaints made to P.A. police over unruly customers mad about proof of vaccination
No complaints have been made to Prince Albert Police about unruly customers over the province's proof of vaccination policy. The policy came into effect at the beginning of the month stopping those wh...
Oct 13, 2021
Sask. Health Authority preparing for patient transfers, triage
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing for the COVID-19 situation to get worse. and the provincial government have been in early talks with the Government of Ontario about the possibilit...
Oct 13, 2021
O'Toole grapples with thorny question of mandatory vaccination for his MPs
OTTAWA - One of the challenges for Erin O'Toole, in staying on as Conservative leader, will be deciding whether his MPs must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Mandato...
Oct 13, 2021
Saskatchewan planning to send critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario
REGINA - Saskatchewan is preparing to send some of its critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario as its hospitals are over capacity. Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Wednesday that...
Oct 13, 2021
Child vaccinations coming, rapid test kits being prepared for distribution: province provides COVID-19 update
Parents should be ready to get their kids between the ages of five and 11 vaccinated by November, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer said Wednesday.Saskatchewan residents heard from the provi...
Oct 13, 2021
Canadians cheer, Freeland urges caution as U.S. unveils land border travel plan
WASHINGTON - A motley coalition of elected officials, bilateral business leaders and travellers-turned-lobbyists briefly cheered the coming reprieve from restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border Wednesd...
Oct 13, 2021
Man dies in police custody after going into medical distress at Victoria Hospital
A 29-year-old man has died while in police custody after he went into medical distress while police investigated a disturbance at the Victoria Hospital.According to a media release, on Oct. 5 at short...
Oct 13, 2021
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA - Canada's largest cities are asking the Trudeau government to help cover tens of millions in transit revenue shortfalls to prevent stalling of the country's economic recovery. The COVID-19 pan...
Oct 13, 2021