Tag Archives: Health
Saskatchewan's 80+ population 50 per cent vaccinated as total active cases fall
Vaccine administration continues across the province with 50 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 80+ having received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of March 16. This compares with 37 p...
Mar 16, 2021
Be COVID-19 smart on St. Patrick's Day, officials urge; some tighten restrictions
TORONTO - Officials in many Canadian provinces are tightening anti-pandemic restrictions to keep St. Patrick's Day from becoming a COVID-19 super-spreader event. Amid worries about a third pandemic wa...
Mar 16, 2021
Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity - be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack. In a notice posted Tuesday, Defence Research...
Mar 16, 2021
Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole reversed his predecessor's position on foreign aid spending Tuesday, saying that if elected, a Conservative government wouldn't cut that budget. But he said h...
Mar 16, 2021
SHA to limit family presence in Lloydminster care facility
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Lloydminster area.In the statement, the SHA urged residents to follow public health measures and ...
Mar 16, 2021
Immunization available through Wednesday in North Battleford for 70+
North Battleford residents 70 years or older can now book an appointment for vaccination from now until Wednesday evening.The Saskatchewan Health Authority will take bookings from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p....
Mar 16, 2021
Health authority fires Quebec nurses accused of mocking Indigenous patient
MONTREAL - Two Quebec nurses accused of mocking an Indigenous patient at a public clinic northeast of Montreal have been fired, the regional health authority said Tuesday. The nurses allegedly referre...
Mar 16, 2021
Half of Canadians want first COVID-19 vaccine available: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about half of Canadians are willing to get immunized against COVID-19 with the first vaccine they're offered, while one quarter would be willing to wait to get a shot they...
Mar 16, 2021
RM asked to address speed concerns on local grid
Tammy Dunn is tired of seeing vehicles fly by her house, disobeying the post speed limit, and fears an accident is waiting to happen.For the safety of her family, she's written a letter to the Rural M...
Mar 16, 2021
'Disaster waiting to happen': probe finds staff at Montreal nursing home not at fault
MONTREAL - A joint investigation by three professional orders into the high number of COVID-19-related deaths at a Montreal long-term care home says management was more to blame than employees. The re...
Mar 16, 2021