Tag Archives: Health
Sask. changes public health orders, returns to household bubbles
Saskatchewan tightened things up Tuesday.Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases and in cases of variants of concern, the Saskatchewan government announced that, effective immediately, all private ind...
Apr 13, 2021
SRPSD prepared for 'potential' of more COVID cases in schools
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) says families need to be prepared for the potential for more COVID cases in schools given the increase in more transmissible variants. It says it...
Apr 13, 2021
Union representing provincial correctional officers says it's 'unacceptable' members remain off vaccination priority list
Police officers, firefighters, some grocery store workers, and public health inspectors are all scheduled to begin receiving their vaccinations within the next few weeks according to the latest update...
Apr 13, 2021
Government announces changes to public health orders including household bubbles
The Government of Saskatchewan announced more changes to the COVID-19 public health orders, as well as another drop in the vaccine appointment age eligibility.In an effort to continue to protect resid...
Apr 13, 2021
Police, pharmacist react to new vaccine prioritization
More people on the front lines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic will be rolling up their sleeves for a shot.The Ministry of Health announced Monday that vaccines will roll out for police of...
Apr 13, 2021
Now is not the time to be ‘vaccine shopping’, says infectious disease doctor
With variants of concern spreading aggressively and quickly in Saskatchewan - particularly in the southern part of the province - a Regina doctor says now is not the time to be "vaccine shopping," can...
Apr 13, 2021
Vaccine-induced blood clots under more scrutiny as Canada reports first case
OTTAWA - Concerns about vaccine safety emerged again Tuesday, as Canada reported its first case of vaccine-induced blood clots linked to Oxford-AstraZeneca, and the United States put the brakes on the...
Apr 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 9 p.m. British Columbia's daily case count has dipped slightly to 873 after nearing 1,300 cases for several days in the last wee...
Apr 13, 2021
A right to healthy environment included in proposed changes to legislation: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is proposing long-awaited changes to an environmental protection law that include a recognition every person living in Canada has a right to a healthy environment. Offi...
Apr 13, 2021
Most Canadians plan to get COVID-19 vaccine, but safety fears drive hesitancy: poll
OTTAWA - More Canadians than ever say they intend to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll suggests while fear about vaccine safety is the main driver of hesitancy to get an injection. All this ...
Apr 13, 2021