Tag Archives: Health
Canada's summer camps hope to reopen as provinces plan to lift restrictions
Summer camp operators are optimistic they can save the 2021 season - even as the window for overnight camps to reopen is quickly closing. Sleepaway camps were closed in every province except New Bruns...
May 17, 2021
Alberta has record number of people in intensive care beds: health officials
EDMONTON - Staff in Alberta hospitals are treating more people in intensive care units than at any other time in the province's history, officials warn, adding that hospitalizations for COVID-19 are p...
May 17, 2021
Saskatchewan exceeds 600,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine after three-day surge
An additional 12,173 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reported today brings the provincial total to 603,125. The provincial government reported nearly 50,000 total vaccines administered over the past thr...
May 17, 2021
Former northern mayor aims to be elected VP of MN-S
A former mayor of Cumberland House is busy preparing for a new election.Dale McAuley is one of five candidates vying for the position of vice-president in the upcoming Mtis-Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-...
May 17, 2021
Canada to get 4.5M vaccine doses as questions swirl around immunization effort
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked ...
May 17, 2021
Over 37,500 vaccinations administered over the weekend in Saskatchewan; where to roll up your sleeve Monday
Saskatchewan was administering vaccinations at a rate never before seen in the pandemic this past weekend.A total of 37,563 people in the province were vaccinated on Friday and Saturday, according to ...
May 17, 2021
Alberta and Manitoba intensive care units feeling strain of COVID-19 cases
Health officials in Alberta and Manitoba warned Monday that they were reaching new peaks for intensive care admissions, even as more stable case counts and expanded vaccine rollouts buoyed hopes in ot...
May 17, 2021
Three COVID cases for Light of Christ schools
Light of Christ Catholic School Division reported just three cases of COVID-19 last week in North Battleford schools.The individual cases were found at Notre Dame School, cole Monseigneur Blaise Moran...
May 17, 2021
Liberals tap another military officer to replace Fortin on vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is enlisting another military officer to take over from Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who was abruptly sidelined last week from his role overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccinati...
May 17, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 17, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:35 p.m. The Yukon government says more than 75 per cent of all eligible adults have now received at least one dose of COVID-19...
May 17, 2021