Tag Archives: Health
Province reports 576 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 576 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (31), Far North Central (on...
Oct 08, 2021
P.A. nurses feeling burnt out & stressed as hospital continues battle against COVID-19
Anxiety, fear, and fatigue are just some of the raw emotions plaguing nurses at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital.That's according to Tracy Zambory, President of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, who ...
Oct 08, 2021
Civil rights lawyer wants Quebec permit system for doctors declared unconstitutional
Montreal-based civil rights lawyer Julius Grey said Friday he will ask a judge next week to suspend Quebec's system for determining how many family doctors can practise in a specific region of the pro...
Oct 08, 2021
How vaccine passports have affected local businesses
Following the implementation of vaccine passports, local businesses report aggressive behavior, decreased attendance, and an outpouring of support from some members of the community. As of Oct. 1, mem...
Oct 08, 2021
RCMP union will support Mounties who shun COVID-19 vaccination despite federal order
OTTAWA - The union representing RCMP officers says it will support decisions by members "to be vaccinated or not" against COVID-19 following a federal order that Mounties be immunized. The Liberal gov...
Oct 08, 2021
Public health measures working, reason for optimism in fight against fourth wave: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer shot a dose of optimism into the fight against COVID-19 Friday, saying measures introduced to stem the worst of the spread in Saskatchewan and Alberta app...
Oct 08, 2021
Saskatchewan not asking for COVID-19 help, yet
Saskatchewan hospitals are full of COVID patients and on Thursday there were 78 people reported in ICU, which is one off the number of ICU beds the province has on a normal day.But at a news conferenc...
Oct 08, 2021
'I can't back down' on COVID-19 vaccine message, says threatened B.C. politician
VANCOUVER - Politicians accustomed to sparring in British Columbia's legislature have joined forces outside the house to push for higher vaccination rates in the north, but a longtime member of the Op...
Oct 08, 2021
Rapid tests coming to Prince Albert area schools
A new supply of 475,000 self-tests is being rolled across the province to Saskatchewan elementary schools, but they are being snatched up almost upon arrival.According to last week's announcement from...
Oct 07, 2021
Prince Albert Grand Council to receive specialty van to expand healthcare
A new specialty van for further medical care in the northern communities in Saskatchewan will soon be operational for the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC).Paved to Pines, a Prince Albert based compa...
Oct 07, 2021