Tag Archives: Health
SHA warns P.A. residents of increased risk of exposure to COVID-19
UPDATE: Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public to another risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Prince Albert, this time at a local business.In a media release Friday afternoon SHA said ...
Aug 06, 2021
Unions, businesses watching as Quebec, Canadian governments eye vaccine mandates
MONTREAL - Unions and businesses that may be affected by vaccine mandates under consideration by the federal and Quebec governments say they'll be watching the situation closely. The Quebec government...
Aug 06, 2021
Economy added 94,000 jobs in July, largely in the services sector: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada said the country added 94,000 jobs in July as public health restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic continued to be lifted, but economists warned there is still a "long slog" to...
Aug 06, 2021
Free lockboxes designed to limit access to personal medications
The Saskatchewan Health Authority and Roots of Hope is looking to reduce the availability of medication in local households. "The medication lockbox program is part of an overall medication safety sto...
Aug 05, 2021
Battlefords drive-thru vaccination clinic ending Friday
The drive-thru clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations in the Battlefords will soon be closing up shop.Friday will be the final day that the clinic is available at the CAT Finning Building on the south side ...
Aug 05, 2021
Chief public health officer says voting can be done safely despite pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer is confident people will be able to cast ballots safely in an expected federal election, despite a fourth wave of COVID-19 fuelled by the highly contagiou...
Aug 05, 2021
Province reports 56 new cases, two new deaths
The province is reporting another 56 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to 50,251 reported cases; 503 considered active cases and 49,167 considered recovered.The new cases in No...
Aug 05, 2021
Some federal workers may be required to get COVID-19 vaccine: Prime Minister Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for some federally regulated workplaces in a bid to boost Canada's vaccination levels. But the prim...
Aug 05, 2021
Hinshaw backs Alberta's COVID plan amid criticism
CALGARY - Alberta's top doctor is defending the province's plan to lift all its COVID-19 public health restrictions despite mounting concerns from physicians and political leaders across Canada, inclu...
Aug 05, 2021
Quebec premier announces vaccine passport system after rise in COVID-19 cases
MONTREAL - Warning the province appears to be entering a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus, Premier Franois Legault announced Thursday his government is imposing a vaccine passport system to curb t...
Aug 05, 2021