Tag Archives: Health
CMA president decries 'gaslighting' of health-care workers over toll of COVID-19
OTTAWA - The president of the Canadian Medical Association says provinces like Alberta are "gaslighting" health-care workers over the toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on the health-care system. Dr. ...
Oct 06, 2021
Seniors advocate calls for sick pay improvements, more staff at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA - Forty per cent of British Columbia's long-term care staff who were surveyed by the province's advocate for seniors said they went into work at least once in the past year feeling sick, a re...
Oct 06, 2021
Canada makes vaccines mandatory for public servants, air and rail workers, travellers
OTTAWA - The core public service, air travel and rail employees and passengers must all be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October, according to Canada's new mandatory vaccine policy. ...
Oct 06, 2021
'Intimidated me, threatened me': multiple P.A. restaurants have issues with customers over proof of vaccine policy
Restaurants in Prince Albert are dealing with some pushback from customers over Saskatchewan's proof of vaccination policy. Since the start October, people across the province must show they're double...
Oct 05, 2021
Saskatchewan vaccine rates remain low, lack of trust high
Saskatchewan vaccination uptake is still among the lowest in the country, despite the introduction of vaccine passports and the return of mask mandates in recent weeks.Dr. Kevin Wasko, the Saskatchewa...
Oct 05, 2021
QuickList: Quebec coroner's recommendations regarding death of Joyce Echaquan
Coroner Ghane Kamel investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan and issued several recommendations after finding that her death was accidental but preventable. Kamel concluded that the racism and prejudi...
Oct 05, 2021
How to protect your lungs from wildfire smoke
With Saskatchewan residents facing decreased air quality due to wildfire smoke, two respiratory educators have shared some tips on how to stay safe. Jill Hubick and Jaimie Peters are both registered n...
Oct 05, 2021
QuickQuotes: Comments on Quebec coroner's report into the death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner on Tuesday discussed her report into the death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Indigenous mother of seven who filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly wer...
Oct 05, 2021
Poor air quality, dry conditions in Northwest region
After a summer filled with wildfires, western Saskatchewan still hasn't seen the last of those conditions.Air quality warnings are in place for much of the province, as wildfires from the Hudson Bay r...
Oct 05, 2021
Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec
OTTAWA - Even federal employees who work from home will have to be vaccinated to keep their jobs if the government's draft mandatory-vaccine policy stands, according to one union executive. Stphane Au...
Oct 05, 2021