Tag Archives: Health
SHA to expand vaccination bookings to 62-and-over age group
People in Saskatchewan aged 62 and over will be able to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting Thursday at 8 a.m.The Saskatchewan Health Authority made the announcement Wednesday, just a few ...
Mar 24, 2021
Province reports 190 new cases and one death related to COVID-19
The province reported 190 new cases and 96 recoveries of COVID-19 today. This brings the provincial total to 32,181 cases; 30,196 recoveries and 1,565 cases considered active.One Saskatchewan resident...
Mar 24, 2021
Sask. steering doses toward more drive-through vaccination clinics
President Joe Biden soon could be helping Saskatchewan battle COVID-19.Premier Scott Moe said during a media conference Tuesday that Saskatchewan's share of the 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses the Unite...
Mar 24, 2021
New public health measures ‘a good start,’ says infectious disease expert
New public health measures ordered in Regina to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants were "a good start," says a local doctor who specializes in infectious diseases.However, Dr. Alex Wong is ambivalen...
Mar 24, 2021
COVID-19 exposure at Lloydminster Dental business
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is attempting to notify staff of possible exposure to COVID-19 at Orion Dental Group in Lloydminster.As in all investigations of the virus, contact tracing is f...
Mar 24, 2021
New EU export restrictions unlikely to hit Canada's COVID-19 supplies, feds say
TORONTO - Concerns about possible disruptions to Canada's COVID-19 vaccine supply emerged Wednesday as the prime minister played down any immediate threat to shipments expected in the coming weeks. To...
Mar 24, 2021
Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are facing calls from some of the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic to use the coming budget to extend emergency relief programs beyond June, saying many will still ...
Mar 24, 2021
MNP donation supports sick children at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
MNP Partners are showing their support of Saskatchewan's children with a recent donation to the Jim Pattison Children's hospital.The donation, which was announced this morning will go towards care wit...
Mar 24, 2021
Few Quebec 'guardian angels' who worked in health care during COVID granted residency
MONTREAL - Advocates for asylum seekers who worked in health care during the pandemic's first wave are calling on Quebec to speed up the processing of immigration applications from workers dubbed "gua...
Mar 24, 2021
More than 1,400 tourism workers to provide non-clinical help with B.C. vaccinations
VICTORIA - More than 1,400 tourism and hospitality workers who have been laid off or are struggling with reduced hours are set to provide non-clinical help with the COVID-19 immunization rollout in Br...
Mar 24, 2021