Tag Archives: Health
Yukon's chief medical officer announced as federal Liberal candidate
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's chief medical officer of health has been nominated as the candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the territory for the next federal election. Dr. Brendan Hanley says he can ...
Aug 10, 2021
Mendicino-Mayorkas meeting readout makes no mention of Canada-U.S. travel imbalance
WASHINGTON - Canada's immigration minister talked Canada-U.S. border issues Monday with the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the federal government's official account of the ...
Aug 10, 2021
Merriman unworried about slow vaccination rates
From the peak of 22,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in one day in June to just over 850 doses reported Tuesday, the pace of vaccinations has been going down in Saskatchewan.That isn't a worry for...
Aug 10, 2021
Province reports 65 new cases in province, 536 new cases in last seven days
As of August 10, there are 65 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 50,679 reported cases; 634 cases considered active and 49,461 cases considered recovered.There are currently 269 ac...
Aug 10, 2021
Moderna to build mRNA production plant in Canada within two years
OTTAWA - Massachusetts-based drug maker Moderna will build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Canada within the next two years, CEO Stphane Bancel said Tuesday. The company has signed a memorandum...
Aug 10, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Aug 10, 2021
Province reports 54 new cases of COVID-19, 280 currently active in northern zones
The province is reporting another 54 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province today. This brings the total to 50,614 reported cases; 650 cases are considered active and 49,382 cases are conside...
Aug 09, 2021
How U.S. citizens can make travelling from U.S. to Canada as painless as possible
WASHINGTON - Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents can now enter Canada for non-essential purposes for the first time since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the two count...
Aug 09, 2021
Unvaccinated residents making up majority of new cases, deaths, hospitalizations
As the COVID-19 cases rise in the province, the Government of Saskatchewan is reporting unvaccinated people make up the majority of new cases, deaths, and hospitalizations in the province.Over 90 per ...
Aug 09, 2021
Despite Delta, Canada welcomes back fully vaxxed U.S. citizens, permanent residents
WASHINGTON - Fully vaccinated American citizens lined up at the Canada-U.S. border Monday for their first chance to venture north since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the two countries to impose unprece...
Aug 09, 2021