Tag Archives: Health
PHAC head says Privacy Act prevents explanation for firing of two scientists
OTTAWA - In defiance of a House of Commons committee, the president of the Public Health Agency of Canada still won't explain why two government scientists were fired 18 months after being escorted fr...
Mar 26, 2021
Northeast woman donates 130 pounds of pull tabs to Silver for Gold charity
A large donation of aluminum pull tabs was made this month to the Silver for Gold charity from a woman in the northeast.The charity works in conjunction with the Small but Mighty provincial initiative...
Mar 26, 2021
Local school divisions await more information on province's COVID-19 rapid test plans
Two North Battleford area school divisions are waiting longer to find out more about the province's plans related to Rapid Antigen Testing for COVID-19 before making any decisions for their schools.Th...
Mar 26, 2021
213 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths reported in province
The province reported 213 new cases of COVID-19 across the province and 146 recoveries on March 26, bringing the provincial total to 32,559 cases.Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for C...
Mar 26, 2021
Northwest School Division set to receive COVID-19 rapid tests from Saskatchewan government
Schools in the Meadow Lake area are expecting to receive an unspecified quantity of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from the provincial government. This comes as part of the province's new measure that w...
Mar 26, 2021
Sask. health announce Moderna shipment delays
On March 25, 2021, Saskatchewan Health Authority was made aware that their next expected shipment of 21,300 Moderna vaccines would be delayed up to six days. In a media release SHA said this delay ste...
Mar 26, 2021
Modelling shows COVID cases rising again ahead of holidays making officials 'anxious'
Federal officials are "anxious" over new modelling showing an increase in daily COVID-19 cases, which they say comes at a bad time with several religious holidays nearing, and people wanting to gather...
Mar 26, 2021
NDP asks PM to rule out snap vote as Liberals urge passage of pandemic election bill
OTTAWA - Opposition parties panned a plea Friday from the minority Liberal government to speed up passage of a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be held safely if need be during the COVI...
Mar 26, 2021
Undocumented workers hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccines, fear deportation: advocates
Undocumented workers in Canada fear that getting vaccinated could mean being arrested if someone reports them to police or immigration authorities because of their lack of proper identification, say a...
Mar 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 25, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 186,278 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,580...
Mar 25, 2021