Tag Archives: Health
Virtual health care to grow in Saskatchewan through pandemic
Using technology to access a doctor as well as our own personal medical information is to become even more common in Saskatchewan as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Saskatchewan's government is gettin...
Apr 20, 2021
Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan’s COVID vaccine rollout
More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan.In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to lo...
Apr 20, 2021
Public health orders extended to May 10
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 249 new cases of COVID-19, 236 recoveries and no new deaths. All public health orders have also been extended until May 10. They've also updated guidelines...
Apr 20, 2021
Other COVID-19 cases in Nunavut linked to ongoing outbreak in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says there's a greater risk of COVID-19 transmission in Iqaluit and other Baffin communities after cases popped up in Kinngait this week. Dr. M...
Apr 20, 2021
COVID case at École St. Anne School
Officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at cole St. Anne School in Prince Albert. In a media release April 17, the Prince Albert Catholic ...
Apr 20, 2021
Periodic roadblocks but no individual stops planned for B.C.'s COVID-19 travel rules
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor ...
Apr 20, 2021
Trudeau defends Canada's travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more
OTTAWA - Governments are looking at new limits for travel both into and within Canada, as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to set heartbreaking records. On a positive note, Canada hit...
Apr 20, 2021
Opposition leaders criticize federal budget over pharmacare, old age security
OTTAWA - Federal opposition leaders are criticizing the Liberal government's first budget in two years for omitting pharmacare, failing to adequately boost old age security and not speeding up the pac...
Apr 20, 2021
B.C. plans a $9.7-billion deficit to build COVID recovery: minister
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government plans to spend $8.7 billion over three years on infrastructure as well as on supports for families and businesses to help build the economic recovery from CO...
Apr 20, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, April 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday April 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 269,775 new vaccinations administered for a total of 10,243,4...
Apr 19, 2021