Tag Archives: Health
Moe, Merriman decline ICU invitation again
Saskatchewan's premier and health minister are brushing off another invitation, extended through the opposition leader, to tour the intensive care unit at the Regina General Hospital.In Question Perio...
Apr 26, 2021
Drive-thru immunization clinics operating next two days in the Battlefords, Lloydminster
Availability for 44 year-old residents and older at the drive-thru immunization clinics in the Battlefords and Lloydminster continues today and tomorrow.The Border City's Exhibition Grounds location a...
Apr 26, 2021
COVID-19 case total reaches 40,000 as province reports 245 new cases
The provincial total has now reached 40,177 cases, including 37,163 total recoveries and 2,538 cases considered active.The province has reported 245 new cases and 221 recoveries today with one new dea...
Apr 26, 2021
Health officials warn of Hantavirus during spring cleaning
It’s a rare illness, but a potentially fatal one. As the weather warms up, the Ministry of Health is issuing a reminder to take precautions against Hantavirus. Exposure usually happens when clea...
Apr 26, 2021
Military to provide medical personnel to help Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government is deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario's beleaguered health-care system with a deadly third wave of COVID-19. The government said Monday Ottawa has app...
Apr 26, 2021
N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario on Tuesday to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hospital...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. plans to share AstraZeneca stockpile based on urgent need, pending FDA clearance
WASHINGTON - The White House is making plans to share as many as 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 10 million in the coming weeks - but exactly where they will go remains to be seen. The...
Apr 26, 2021
'Lost for words:' Grief, anger, generosity after COVID-19 kills of Ontario girl, 13
TORONTO - A 13-year-old girl's death from COVID-19 at her home in Brampton, Ont., while her mother lay in hospital with the disease sparked an outpouring of grief, anger and community generosity on Mo...
Apr 26, 2021
Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada
OTTAWA - The leaders of the federal Conservatives and NDP say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, while the Liberal government has yet to announce an...
Apr 26, 2021
Health officials warn of Hantavirus during spring cleaning
It's a rare illness, but a potentially fatal one.As the weather warms up, the Ministry of Health is issuing a reminder to take precautions against Hantavirus. Exposure usually happens when cleaning up...
Apr 26, 2021