Tag Archives: Health
'Springsteen on Broadway' clears way for AstraZeneca recipients to attend show
Canadians fully immunized with two shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may now attend a highly anticipated Broadway production featuring Bruce Springsteen, but at least one Canadian hopin...
Jun 19, 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...
Jun 19, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, June 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 531,777 new vaccinations administered for a total of 31,399,...
Jun 18, 2021
Moderna walk-in clinic running in Meadow Lake Community Centre
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is hosting a walk in clinic for residents who would like to receive their first or second dose of the Moderna vaccine. The Meadow Lake Community Centre (420 3rd Stree...
Jun 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, June 19, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,407,269 confirmed c...
Jun 18, 2021
NDP launch ad campaign to boost vaccination rates in Saskatchewan's North
Northern NDP MLAs have launched a radio campaign to address vaccine hesitancy and boost COVID-19 vaccination rates. In a news release issued Friday, MLAs Buckley Belanger and Doyle Vermette stated the...
Jun 18, 2021
PHAC head maintains he's bound by law not to release docs on fired scientists
OTTAWA - The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada is showing no sign he's willing to release unredacted documents about the firing of two scientists at the country's highest security laboratory ...
Jun 18, 2021
Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant in Canada
OTTAWA - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week. Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said as o...
Jun 18, 2021
Health Canada proposes ban on most vaping flavours it says appeal to youth
The federal government says it wants to ban most flavoured vaping products in a bid to reduce their appeal to youth. Health Canada put forward draft regulations Friday that would restrict all e-cigare...
Jun 18, 2021
Province announced 98 new cases of COVID-19, one death
The provincial government is reporting 98 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, as well as 95 recoveries and one new death. This brings the provincial total to 48,327 cases; 47,002 total recove...
Jun 18, 2021