Tag Archives: Health
'People were upset': Parliament's language interpreters told no sick pay during COVID
OTTAWA - Interpreters who have been the French or English voice of politicians and top doctors for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic say a federal department has told them that if they fall ill,...
May 01, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, April 30, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 30, 2021. There are 1,219,425 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,219,425 confirmed cases (83,319 active...
Apr 30, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 288,327 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,420,...
Apr 30, 2021
Plans to distribute first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hold
OTTAWA - Plans to distribute the first 300,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week are on hold after Health Canada learned part of them were manufactured at a Maryland facili...
Apr 30, 2021
Three COVID-19 cases at catholic schools in North Battleford
The Light of Christ Catholic School Division reported three positive cases of COVID-19 at schools in North Battleford this week.Two cases were from St. Mary School, while the third occurred in an indi...
Apr 30, 2021
Long wait, short jab: Sticking it to COVID
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Apr 30, 2021
Actions of staff member at Melfort long term care home questioned, following participation in 'Freedom' rally
On the heels of a Saskatoon school caretaker being called out for his involvement at Freedom rallies held in Prince Albert and Saskatoon, a staff member at a long-term care home in Melfort is also bei...
Apr 30, 2021
Nate Starycki discharged from hospital, recovering in Toronto
After 146 days filled with appointments, tests and procedures, Nate Starycki can finally breathe a little bit of fresh air outside of a hospital.The 13-year-old from Maymont, east of the Battlefords, ...
Apr 30, 2021
NDP’s Suicide Prevention Bill passes after third attempt
Ever since 2018, Doyle Vermette has been fighting for families who have lost loved ones to suicide by trying to get The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act passed in the province's legisl...
Apr 30, 2021
Flight cancellations to India delay shipment of man's body from British Columbia
VANCOUVER - The body of a man that was supposed to be flown home to India from British Columbia just before the federal government stopped flights is now in limbo as his family scrambles to get the re...
Apr 30, 2021