Tag Archives: Health
Province income support program doing more harm than good?
Communities across the province are expecting to see a gradual rise in the number of homeless people.Since Aug. 31, 2021, the Saskatchewan Income Support program (SIS) has been the province's main ass...
Oct 14, 2021
Quebec delay sign of tough decisions provinces face on vaccine mandates
MONTREAL - Quebec's decision to delay its vaccine mandate deadline for health-care workers is a sign of the tough choices other provinces will face as they attempt to implement similar policies, exper...
Oct 14, 2021
Victoria Hospital Foundation preparing for 16th annual Give a Little Life Day in December
The Victoria Hospital Foundation is continuing a yearly tradition with their 16th annual Give a Little Life Day Radiothon this December.On Dec. 3 Power99 FM, Beach Radio 101.5 FM and 900 CKBI will go ...
Oct 14, 2021
Nunavut declares emergency in Iqaluit, city receives first shipment of potable water
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has declared a 14-day state of emergency in Iqaluit after water in the capital was deemed undrinkable and potentially tainted with petroleum. The first shipme...
Oct 14, 2021
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