Tag Archives: Health
Air quality alert issued for RM of Hudson Bay including Shoal Lake and Red Earth Reserves
Smoke from forest fires north of Hudson Bay is continuing to create reduced visibilities and poor air quality for communities in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Hudson Bay and so a new special air qual...
Jul 27, 2021
Trudeau says Ottawa withholding health-care transfers to N.B. over abortion access
MONCTON, N.B. - New Brunswick is failing to live up to its obligations under the Canada Health Act because it continues to make it difficult for women to access abortions, Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Jul 27, 2021
Only 0.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated Canadians: Trudeau
MONCTON, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not got a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves, saying that the overwhelming majority of cases are in people who h...
Jul 27, 2021
FSIN calling on province and RCMP to help curb spread of COVID in northern Sask
The Buffalo River Dene Nation in Northern Saskatchewan is battling the quick spread of the coronavirus and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) executive said it's due to a lack of pu...
Jul 27, 2021
Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts
EDMONTON - Alberta needs to create an emergency program similar to ones in other provinces to address a toxic drug supply that is killing people, an emergency room doctor and public health professor s...
Jul 27, 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...
Jul 27, 2021
B.C. public health order places moratorium on new mink farms due to COVID-19
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped existing farms at their current numbers after two more of the animals tested positive for the virus that causes...
Jul 26, 2021
Province reports 43 new cases of COVID-19 and one death
The province is reporting another 43 new cases and 23 recoveries from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today.Another 46 new cases and 19 recoveries were also reported on Saturday, July 24 and another 27 new c...
Jul 26, 2021
SHA to shift vaccine rollout from mass to targeted vaccination plan
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is changing tactics when it comes to vaccination plans in the province.With the province now reaching a 74 per cent first dose vaccination rate for those 12 and...
Jul 26, 2021
White House to maintain travel restrictions as Delta ravages unvaccinated Americans
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden didn't mince words Monday when asked whether his administration will be able to convince more holdout Americans to change their minds about getting the COVID-19 v...
Jul 26, 2021