Tag Archives: Health
Provincial funding dries up for Scattered Site Outreach Program
Services for homeless residents of La Ronge have come to a standstill as administration at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre awaits to learn if provincial funding will be renewed. Funding for the Scatter...
Apr 01, 2021
Additional COVID-19 drive-thru and walk-in vaccination clinics announced
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced additional COVID-19 drive-thru and walk-in clinics in communities in Saskatchewan including Prince Albert, North Battleford and Lloydminster.According to a...
Apr 01, 2021
BUH Foundation helps 'share the warmth' in support of Battlefords Interval House
The Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation once again partnered with SaskEnergy's "Share the Warmth" initiative this year, in support of Battlefords Interval House.In years past, Share the Warmth...
Apr 01, 2021
Province expands COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility to residents 58 years and older
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced as of Friday, April 2 residents 58 years and older can book an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.Individuals 50 years and older living in the North...
Apr 01, 2021
Regina extends online learning as COVID-19 hot spots make tough choices on schools
REGINA - Students across the country will face different learning environments following Easter break as communities that are hot spots for COVID-19 variants make tough decisions about whether to keep...
Apr 01, 2021
199 new cases and 205 recoveries reported in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan government has reported 199 new cases and 205 recoveries from COVID-19 on April 1 bringing the provincial total to 33,789 cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located the ...
Apr 01, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021
Staff shortage amid B.C.'s deadliest COVID-19 care home outbreak: report
VANCOUVER - An inspection of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak found staffing levels were low and cleaning was inadequate as the virus spread th...
Apr 01, 2021
Five million Canadians now have at least one dose, as vaccine rollout gathers steam
OTTAWA - Canada hit a new daily record and passed a new milestone for vaccinations this week but will need to up its game to get a single dose to every eligible person by Canada Day. It's doable on pa...
Apr 01, 2021
Supreme Court to look at requirements for pursuing public interest cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide the question of whether a judge should hear a matter of public interest even if there are no individual plaintiffs. The top court's decision to he...
Apr 01, 2021