Tag Archives: Health
Tech expert tries to ease concerns about QR codes for proving vax status
A Canadian tech expert says people shouldn't have any fears about their personal information in a bar code.Starting Oct. 1, Saskatchewan is moving to a QR code system to show proof of a COVID-19 vacci...
Sep 23, 2021
Province reports 460 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 460 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (eight), Far North Central (five), Far North East ...
Sep 23, 2021
Feds need to put more cash into long-term care to legislate safety: experts
OTTAWA - Experts warn the Liberals' promise to legislate safety in long-term care will have to come with more money if new national care standards are going to fix what's broken in the system. The COV...
Sep 23, 2021
‘Under a crunch’: Hospitality industry prepares for vaccine passports
With less than a week to go until the vaccine passport system goes into effect throughout Saskatchewan, the hospitality industry is still trying to figure out how it will work.Hospitality Saskatchewan...
Sep 23, 2021
Canada needs to share more COVID-19 surpluses with world, says UN envoy Bob Rae
OTTAWA - Canada's envoy to the United Nations says Canada needs to share more of its COVID-19 vaccine surpluses with less fortunate countries. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the UN, told The Canadian...
Sep 23, 2021
Quebec offers bonuses up to $18,000 to keep nurses in struggling health system
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is budgeting $1 billion to offer full-time nurses bonuses of up to $18,000 as it tries to prevent more of them from leaving the public health-care system and to entice t...
Sep 23, 2021
‘Misnomer:’ Sask. doctors say vaccine exemption letters not an alternative to COVID shots
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan is providing guidance for its members to clear up some misunderstandings about patients seeking vaccine exemption letters.The problem lies with t...
Sep 23, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at La Ronge RCMP detachment
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the RCMP detachment in La Ronge.The SHA declared the outbreak status on Monday, making it the sixth active outbreak in the F...
Sep 23, 2021
Families sharply rebuke private Montreal care home where 47 died in COVID-19 1st wave
MONTREAL - Family members who lost loved ones at a Montreal long-term care home where 47 people died during the pandemic's first wave told a coroner's inquest Thursday that caring for society's most v...
Sep 23, 2021
Suspected outbreak at Parkside Extendicare according to SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there is a suspected outbreak of COVID-19 at Parkside Extendicare in Regina.It is located in the nursing home's south wing and visitation has been restricted, th...
Sep 22, 2021