Tag Archives: Health
The Ridge Wellness Centre enjoys official grand opening
Located south of Battleford, The Ridge Wellness Centre officially opened for the first phase of the project on May 31.The centre will be available to individuals or families from anywhere in the North...
May 31, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 31, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday May 31, 2021. There are 1,381,582 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,381,582 confirmed cases (33,753 active, 1,3...
May 31, 2021
Vaccine drive-thru times added for Battlefords, Lloydminster
The drive-thru immunization clinics in Lloydminster and the Battlefords will have availability again on Saturday, June 5, as the province progresses in its reopening roadmap.The Battlefords clinic, lo...
May 31, 2021
Vaccination program gets underway Thursday in Horizon School Division
The Saskatchewan school-based vaccination program will begin this week for students in the Horizon School Division.Locations are currently still being determined for clinics to ensure all families hav...
May 31, 2021
COVID update: 113 new cases, 174 recoveries and one death reported in province
The provincial government is reporting 113 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today. This brings the provincial total to 46,748 cases; 44,841 total recoveries and 1,368 cases are considered active....
May 31, 2021
Mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities say they pushed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for a timeline on when the Liberals want to meet their goal of ending chronic homelessness in the coun...
May 31, 2021
AstraZeneca expiry change based on science but communication is key: experts
OTTAWA - Many immunologists and infectious disease experts are rushing to convince Canadians that extending the expiration date on some Oxford-AstraZeneca doses is a normal and scientifically sound de...
May 31, 2021
Canada won't rush reopening border with United States, Trudeau says
MONTREAL - Canada won't be rushed into reopening its border with the United States to non-essential travel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as new COVID-19 case counts continued to drop in m...
May 31, 2021
Echaquan inquiry: reform needed to reduce Indigenous patients' fear of health system
MONTREAL - Indigenous patients are afraid of seeking care due to systemic racism and the poor treatment they encounter in Quebec's health network, a witness said Monday at the coroner's inquiry into t...
May 31, 2021
Just one LSSD case of COVID-19
Living Sky School Division reported just one case of COVID-19 within the division this week.The case was reported out of Connaught Elementary School in North Battleford. Per protocol, LSSD is working ...
May 31, 2021