Tag Archives: Health
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, May 21, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 21, 2021. There are 1,347,445 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,347,445 confirmed cases (59,968 active, ...
May 20, 2021
COVID case identified at WP Sandin, students move to remote learning for next week
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reporting another case of COVID-19 within the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD).The case is in WP Sandin Public High School in Shellbrook an...
May 20, 2021
James Smith Health Clinic goes door-to-door with vaccines
The James Smith Cree Nation was having difficulties getting its membership vaccinated. So, the pandemic committee, made up of health officials, Chiefs, and council, decided to try a different approach...
May 20, 2021
Willow Creek Community Garden receiving financial assistance with senior’s lodge project
The Willow Creek Community Garden (WCCG) has received a $5,000 grant from the Meadow Lake Park and Recreation Board. The funding is being used to cover the costs of a project designed to bring garden ...
May 20, 2021
General overseeing vaccination campaign urges military, society to be better
OTTAWA - The military officer tapped to manage Canada's COVID-19 vaccination campaign used her first public appearance in her new role to call on the military - and Canadians, in general - to strive t...
May 20, 2021
Province reports 146 new cases of COVID-19, 1,785 considered active
The province is reporting an additional 146 new cases today in Saskatchewan along with 147 recoveries. This brings the provincial total to 45,128 cases; 42,821 recoveries and 1,785 cases are considere...
May 20, 2021
Impatience, lack of clarity as clock ticks on AstraZeneca expiry date
TORONTO - Impatience and a lack of clarity persisted Thursday over the fate of thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine set to expire in the coming weeks but answers could be coming within...
May 20, 2021
Too early to set a date on loosening travel restrictions: Canada's transport minister
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date - or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks - for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrict...
May 20, 2021
Canada's vaccine pace outstripping much of the world but still lags on second doses
OTTAWA - Canada is expected to move ahead of the United States today in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19. By the end of the day nearly 49 per cent of all Canad...
May 20, 2021
'Crisis delayed': experts say drop in N.S. suicides in 2020 doesn't tell full story
HALIFAX - The number of suicides recorded in Nova Scotia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was the lowest since 2014. According to new government data, 120 people in Nova Scotia killed themselves i...
May 20, 2021