Tag Archives: Health
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
'I prefer people be honest': Quebec coroner urges witnesses at Echaquan inquest
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner inquiring into the death of an Indigenous woman who filmed herself being humiliated by hospital staff implored health-care workers on Monday to be honest in their testimony...
May 17, 2021
New LSSD COVID cases, Macklin School re-opens
Living Sky School Division had five cases of COVID-19 in the region last week.Four of those individual cases were found at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, while the other was reported from...
May 17, 2021