Tag Archives: Health
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA - Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal government needs to close a loophole allowing the sale of second-hand products containing asbestos. Canada banned the cancer-c...
Oct 12, 2021
After 19 months, U.S. land border to reopen to vaccinated Canadians in November
WASHINGTON - Fully vaccinated Canadian vacationers and day-trippers will be allowed to drive into the United States beginning in early November, the Biden administration said Tuesday, the first glimme...
Oct 12, 2021
Parents concerned about COVID-19 spread in schools, support mask mandates: survey
The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to wear masks. The survey by the Canadian ...
Oct 12, 2021
Judge strikes down Maj.-Gen. Fortin's request for reinstatement to vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has struck down Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign after he was abruptly removed from the h...
Oct 12, 2021
425 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, four deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 425 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 72,458 reported cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North W...
Oct 11, 2021
New LTC standards should focus on the 'qualities of home': survey
OTTAWA - Residents should feel at home, respected, and safe in long-term care but the current reality doesn't come close, says a survey that will inform new national standards of care. The survey was ...
Oct 11, 2021
VIDO InterVac working on two-pronged approach for its COVID vaccine
At a time when COVID-19 vaccines are plentiful in Canada, there are some countries in the world that still barely have any.Volker Gerdts, the director and CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Org...
Oct 11, 2021
Battlefords Food Bank thankful for donations to meet need
THE BATTLEFORDS, Sask – The Battlefords Food Bank had a successful past season, receiving close to 9,000 pounds worth of fresh produce over the summer. The Battlefords District Food and Resource...
Oct 10, 2021
Battlefords Food Bank thankful for donations to meet need
The Battlefords Food Bank had a successful past season, receiving close to 9,000 pounds worth of fresh produce over the summer.The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (Food Bank) Executive D...
Oct 10, 2021
507 new cases reported by the government, 4,703 considered active
The provincial government has reported 507 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (17), Far North East (35), North West (64), No...
Oct 10, 2021