Tag Archives: Health
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, April 5, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:00 p.m. ET on Monday April 5, 2021. There are 1,014,373 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,014,373 confirmed cases (58,673 active, 9...
Apr 05, 2021
Proposed vaping law change leaves bitter taste in mouth of local shop owner
The co-owner of a Prince Albert business that specializes in vaping products says a change to federal laws, that could include the possible ban on flavours, would destroy his business. Blaine Tetz wit...
Apr 05, 2021
BATC to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dekker Centre
Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) will offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Dekker Centre starting next week.Executive director Neil Sasakamoose is thrilled the organization will be able ...
Apr 05, 2021
219 new cases and 212 recoveries of COVID-19 reported in the province
As of April 5, there are 219 new cases of COVID-19 and 212 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 34,763 cases.One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-1...
Apr 05, 2021
Oxygen cutoff that killed one at Quebec COVID ICU last summer blamed on human error
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occ...
Apr 05, 2021
VIDO-InterVac vaccine tweaked to tackle variants
The COVID-19 vaccine developed in the lab at Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan is now better equipped to fend off emerging variants."We n...
Apr 05, 2021
Rising COVID-19 cases in Ontario, Quebec spark renewed concerns over hospital strain
Authorities in several provinces expressed concern on Monday that the recent rise in COVID-19 cases was putting renewed strain on the health-care system, as Quebec and Ontario brought in new restricti...
Apr 05, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 5, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:45 p.m. An Alberta energy company says three positives cases of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant have been linked to its employe...
Apr 05, 2021
Survey shows seniors happier with COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Quebec than in Ontario
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests seniors in Quebec are much happier about their province's vaccine rollout than their neighbours are about how things are going in Ontario. The survey by Leger and the As...
Apr 05, 2021
COVID case at Shellbrook Elementary School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has confirmed a case of COVID in an individual at Shellbrook Elementary School. According to the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) one classroom of G...
Apr 05, 2021