Tag Archives: Health
Northeast pharmacies excited to be part of provincial vaccine pilot program
Pharmacies in the northeast are happy to be part of the Government of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccine pilot program.A total of 41 new pharmacies were announced on Monday, May 3, including Davis Rexall...
May 03, 2021
COVID-19 cases rise in N.W.T. and Nunavut; Iqaluit declares state of emergency
IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital declared a state of emergency Monday and Yellowknife in the neighbouring N.W.T. closed its schools as news cases of COVID-19 sprang up in both territories. Iqaluit, a city ...
May 03, 2021
Double boost for Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation has announced its first-ever 50/50 to support Saskatchewan children and families.The online raffle has been sponsored by The Mosaic Company, with a guarante...
May 03, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine age eligibility to be lowered to 37 and older starting Tuesday
The Government of Saskatchewan will lower the COVID-19 vaccine age eligibility to those age 37 and older starting Tuesday. Residents 18 and older in the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District w...
May 03, 2021
Nunavut imposes isolation for those travelling from N.W.T.
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is suspending its common travel area with the Northwest Territories after a COVID-19 outbreak closed schools in Yellowknife.The N.W.T. on Monday reported eight confirmed cas...
May 03, 2021
Drive-thru vaccination clinic times in Lloydminster extended to Saturday
Lloydminster's drive-thru immunization clinic is open to the public for an additional six days.The clinic, located at the Exhibition Grounds, is now open Monday to Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m....
May 03, 2021
Over 450,000 vaccines given across the province, 207 new cases reported
An additional 7,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 450,823.The 7,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reporte...
May 03, 2021
First-ever image of COVID-19 variant supports faith in current vaccines, says UBC
VANCOUVER - The first images of a mutation on a COVID-19 variant of concern have been captured by researchers at the University of British Columbia who say the photos offer some reassurance about how ...
May 03, 2021
Garneau to quarantine in hotel after returning from G7 ministers' meeting in U.K.
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will stay in a quarantine hotel for three days starting Wednesday after returning from the United Kingdom where he's attending the first in-person meetin...
May 03, 2021
Yellowknife schools closed after COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at elementary school
YELLOWKNIFE - All schools in Yellowknife have been closed after eight cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at an elementary school over the weekend. The chief public health officer for the Northwest Terri...
May 03, 2021