Tag Archives: Health
Province reporting 418 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 418 new cases of COVID-19.Those cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (20), Far North East (15), North West (50), North Central (...
Sep 03, 2021
SHA warning of increased COVID-19 exposure at church in Nipawin
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of increased exposure to COVID-19 in Nipawin.From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 29, a person attended the Zion Lutheran Church in the community while infectio...
Sep 03, 2021
Territory's first since June: Nunavut reports case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet
IQALUIT - Nunavut is reporting one new case of COVID-19, the territory's first since June. The case is in Rankin Inlet, a community of about 3,000 people in Nunavut's central region. Acting chief publ...
Sep 03, 2021
More COVID pop-up clinics coming to P.A.
COVID vaccination clinics continue to pop-up around Prince Albert although it's not clear how successful they have been. Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) can't provide specific data on the numbers....
Sep 03, 2021
Poll: majority of Canadians favour vaccine passport for non-essential places
A new poll suggests eight out of 10 Canadians backed the notion of a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the days leading up to this week's rollout of a certificate system in Quebec and news that Ontario wou...
Sep 03, 2021
Quebec coroner to probe death of Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says a coroner will investigate after Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata died following a bout last weekend in Montreal. Genevive Guilbault offered her...
Sep 03, 2021
Trudeau targeted over pandemic election call as health agency warns of rising cases
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau found himself the target of his political opponents over the timing of an election call during the fourth wave of COVID-19, as new modelling suggests the country...
Sep 03, 2021
Poll: majority of Canadians favour vaccine passport for non-essential places
A new poll suggests eight out of 10 Canadians backed the notion of a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the days leading up to this week's rollout of a certificate system in Quebec and news that Ontario wou...
Sep 03, 2021
Doctors frustrated with 'selfishness' of unvaccinated people, protesters
Some doctors and nurses are frustrated with large groups of anti-vaccination protesters outside hospitals in cities across the country and say limited health-care resources are being used to save the ...
Sep 03, 2021
Officials reinstate COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings in northern B.C.
British Columbia has reinstated restrictions on gatherings in the Northern Health region because of a spike in COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Delta variant. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry s...
Sep 02, 2021