Tag Archives: Health
Plan for teen vaccinations, second doses to be released Thursday
Teenagers in Canada can now roll up their sleeves for one of the COVID-19 vaccines, and Saskatchewan's government is expecting to give details Thursday around how that will roll out."Saskatchewan peop...
May 05, 2021
COVID-19 case identified at St. Louis Public School
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is alerting the public that the Saskatchewan Health Authority have identified a case of COVID-19 at St. Louis Public School.According to a media release,...
May 05, 2021
Prince Albert takes 'a stand' for MMIWG
Marilyn Stone wipes away tears as she grips a picture of her deceased aunt. She wants no other family to go through what her family went through, she said.Stone was among a number of participants in a...
May 05, 2021
Northwest Territories to offer vaccines to 12- to 17 year-olds in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will offer vaccinations against COVID-19 to young people between 12 and 17 starting Thursday. The territory, which has only been using the Moderna vacci...
May 05, 2021
Vaccine age to drop to 35+, 196 new cases reported in the province
Starting Thursday, May 6, the eligibility of the provincial age-based immunization program will expand to include age 35+. It remains 18+ for the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. This ap...
May 05, 2021
'Like a flash fire:' Rabbit owners warned about outbreak of deadly disease in Alberta
CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming. The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern ...
May 05, 2021
Yukon to lift requirement of 14-day self-isolation for arriving travellers on May 25
WHITEHORSE - Yukon is eliminating self-isolation requirements for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and it will allow restaurants to return to full capacity in a "giant leap forward...
May 05, 2021
LLRIB vaccine drive thru open to anyone 18-plus with Treaty status living on or off reserve
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is strongly encouraging local residents to partake in the COVID-19 vaccination programs underway in the tri-communities.Anyone 18 and over who...
May 05, 2021
Avoid mixed messaging with any mix-and-match vaccine plan: CEO
Public health doctors and immunologists in Canada are calling for a wait-and-see approach as the idea of mixing doses of different COVID-19 vaccines is being considered to quickly inoculate more peopl...
May 05, 2021
Board green lights next step for $52 million dollar water treatment plant project
A proposed water treatment plant on the bank of the North Saskatchewan River, that would potentially serve hundreds of properties in the Shellbrook, Duck Lake and Prince Albert areas, may be one step ...
May 05, 2021