Tag Archives: Health
N.W.T. top doctor says health system is stretched, adds new orders
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is introducing stricter public health measures and extending current orders as the territory continues to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. Starting Saturday, ...
Sep 22, 2021
Owner of Quebec care home where 47 died during pandemic testifies at coroner inquest
MONTREAL - The owner of a Montreal long-term care home where 47 residents died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic told a coroner's inquiry Wednesday she was relieved when government offici...
Sep 22, 2021
Canada paused COVID-19 vaccine deliveries as supply far exceeds demand
OTTAWA - Further deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Canada are on pause because provinces already have more doses than they can currently use. Canada was to get 95 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer...
Sep 22, 2021
Hawks to hummingbirds: Study finds roads quieted by COVID-19 fill with birdsong
New research shows that roads and runways quieted by COVID-19 are filling with birdsong instead. University of Manitoba scientists led a study drawing on millions of sightings by amateur birders acros...
Sep 22, 2021
Province reports 426 new cases, 80 per cent among unvaccinated
Another 426 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government, as well as five new deaths in Saskatchewan.Nearly a quarter of cases are among the 0-11 age range alone wi...
Sep 22, 2021
More information on Saskatchewan’s QR code released
About 25,000 people have registered for MySaskHealthRecord accounts over the past two days.The increase in registrations follows the announcement of an upgrade to Saskatchewan vaccination records and ...
Sep 22, 2021
Poll workers say Elections Canada put them at risk of contracting COVID-19
OTTAWA - A polling station officer was scared of contracting COVID-19 on Monday because Elections Canada didn't require workers to be fully vaccinated or allow them to request proof of a medical exemp...
Sep 22, 2021
Conservative on national council says members should review O'Toole's leadership
OTTAWA - A Conservative who sits on the party's national council says Erin O'Toole should undergoan acceleratedleadership review by members following his election loss, marking the first open challeng...
Sep 22, 2021
COVID measures the most significant in Sask. history: Moe
COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise by hundreds each day and twice this week Saskatchewan's hospital and ICU admissions with the virus have hit record highs.Premier Scott Moe said that's why the pr...
Sep 22, 2021
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney battles COVID-19 hospital crisis, internal party revolt
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a mushrooming COVID-19 hospital crisis that now threatens to topple him as leader, accepted the resignation of his health minister Tuesday. Kenney said ...
Sep 21, 2021