Tag Archives: Health
Better Together organizers promoting message of hope for mental health
The Better Together T-shirt Project co-founder is promoting a new campaign in the Battlefords to spread a message of hope during the second year of the pandemic.The new effort is part of the Better To...
Apr 12, 2021
Drive-thru clinic added in North Battleford
Battlefords residents 55 and older will have another two days available at the drive-thru clinic for vaccinations.North Battleford will offer COVID-19 immunization April 13-14 at 391 Yellowhead Highwa...
Apr 12, 2021
Variant cases found at HCI, students to learn online, Reid-Thompson Library closes
After a number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the school, Humboldt Collegiate Institute is going to online learning for this week.The first case was identified on March 30, with the others coming ...
Apr 12, 2021
Vaccine delivery for first responders, remaining healthcare workers and certain store staff
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced it will prioritize first responders at mobile vaccination units after the current priority populations are vaccinated. It also announced the remaining fron...
Apr 12, 2021
Province reports 300 new cases, 253 recoveries, one COVID-19 related death
The Saskatchewan government announced 300 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on April 12, as well as 253 recoveries. This brings the provincial total to 36,604 cases; 33,600 recoveries and 2,549 ca...
Apr 12, 2021
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute reminding ATV riders of safety tips
As conditions continue to clear up with spring right around the corner, the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (SPI) is reminding residents to tread with caution and practice safe ATV use. In a media r...
Apr 12, 2021
Intelligence committee warns China, Russia targeting Canadian COVID-19 research
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in espionage attacks against Canada, according to a new report from Parliament's special intelligence committee, which repeatedly singles out concerns ...
Apr 12, 2021
Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize possession for personal use. Its proposal...
Apr 12, 2021
Provinces defend health restrictions as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise
Ontario announced Monday it was closing its schools, and Toronto-area hospitals cleared pediatric beds to make room for COVID-19 patients as officials in other provinces defended the need for public-h...
Apr 12, 2021
Montreal mayor calls destructive protests against COVID-19 curfew 'stupid'
MONTREAL - The front window of Frank Passa's Old Montreal restaurant, Quattro, is covered with a piece of plywood, broken after an anti-curfew protest turned violent on Sunday night. While some of his...
Apr 12, 2021