Tag Archives: Health
Blood donor clinics to return to Prince Albert in fall
While a recent blood donor clinic scheduled for the Art Hauser Centre had to be cancelled, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is already planning their next trip to Prince Albert. The city has apparently b...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. warning about travel to Canada mainly for benefit of unvaccinated, CDC head says
WASHINGTON - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-1...
Aug 31, 2021
2021 had deadliest first half of a year for drug toxicity in B.C., chief coroner says
VICTORIA - British Columbia needs a significant shift in how it treats people who use drugs, the province's chief coroner said Tuesday after releasing statistics showing 1,011 people died from suspect...
Aug 31, 2021
Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave
MONTREAL - Seven-year-old Jayda Watts-Simeon was bouncing up and down with excitement on Tuesday at the chance to be back in school. Wearing a medical mask and carrying a pink backpack covered in imag...
Aug 31, 2021
Booster jab priority call for corrections officers, latest outbreak at P.A. prisons
The Saskatchewan Government Employees Union (SGEU) is calling on the provincial government to ensure staff at corrections centres are made a priority for the COVID booster - or third vaccine - once it...
Aug 31, 2021
Moe says unvaccinated will find things ‘more uncomfortable’ in Sask.
Premier Scott Moe issued a warning Monday to residents of the province who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19."It's going to be increasingly more uncomfortable for you in Saskatchewan to make the choi...
Aug 30, 2021
U.S. Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to 'reconsider' travel to Canada
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department is now urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada due to what the Centers for Disease Control call "high" levels of COVID-19 infection. The new Level 3 tr...
Aug 30, 2021
Restrictions reinstated in Stanley Mission after rise in COVID-19 cases
An alert has been issued by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) following a sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in Stanley Mission.According to a public service announcement released Aug. 27, there were...
Aug 30, 2021
Total active COVID cases in Northern Sask. nearing 1,000, 199 new cases reported in province
The province is reporting another 199 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, including 93 new cases in northern zones of Saskatchewan.This brings the total to 54,076 reported cases; 2,068 cases consid...
Aug 30, 2021
Quebec Health Department recommends third COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised
MONTREAL - Quebec is recommending a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people who have weak immune systems, who are on dialysis or who have received vaccines not approved in Canada, the Health Departm...
Aug 30, 2021