Tag Archives: Health
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
Pfizer shot approved for kids 12 and up, Alberta, Manitoba to offer vax to children
Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 and older on Wednesday, prompting Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba to announce they would offer the shot to kids in th...
May 05, 2021
COVID case at École St. Mary High School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual who attended cole St. Mary High School in Prince Albert. Communication has been shared with the specifi...
May 05, 2021