Tag Archives: Health
Coroner probing Quebec elder care deaths during pandemic says workers deserve respect
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner investigating the deaths at elder care homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic assured health workers they were not at fault and deserve respect for the work...
Sep 14, 2021
Calgary firm advances new trial, manufacturing of mRNA vaccine for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says it has signed two contracts to have its developmental mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 manufactured in Canada. The company says it has signed a $90-million...
Sep 14, 2021
SHA reports two more positive COVID-19 cases at PACSD schools
UPDATE: On Tuesday afternoon, the SHA reported three more cases in PACSD at cole St. Mary High School, cole Holy Cross and cole St. Anne School.-- The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said two new ...
Sep 14, 2021
'Blatant attack': Panel of UN experts assails 'regressive' Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON - A "regressive" abortion ban in Texas has left the United States in violation of international law, and the Supreme Court - the ultimate guardian of the landmark 1973 ruling that makes it ...
Sep 14, 2021
Yellowknife schools ordered to close for 10 days as COVID-19 cases grow in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - The top doctor in the Northwest Territories has closed all schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Schools closed Tuesday - two weeks after students...
Sep 14, 2021
Fungus that's killed millions of bats found for the first time in Saskatchewan
A fungus that is destroying bat populations in eastern North America has made its first appearance on the Canadian Prairies. Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society report that they've foun...
Sep 14, 2021
British Columbia introducing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all health-care workers
VANCOUVER - All health-care workers and volunteers will soon have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in British Columbia as the provincial government expands its immunization program. Provincial health...
Sep 13, 2021
Moe signs order allowing SHA to redistribute healthcare workers due to COVID
The provincial government has taken steps to ensure healthcare workers can be moved around to address COVID-19 concerns in Saskatchewan.On Friday, Premier Scott Moe said the government would issue a n...
Sep 13, 2021
SHA warns of COVID exposure at local restaurant
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning of increased exposure of COVID-19 at a Prince Albert restaurant.The SHA said a person or persons infected with COVID were at Smitty's restaurant on S...
Sep 13, 2021
Saskatchewan reports highest daily case total since beginning of pandemic
The province has officially reported its highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began with another 449 new cases reported today.Of these new cases, 387 cases are in unvaccinated...
Sep 13, 2021