Tag Archives: Health

Travelling residents in two more N.W.T. communities can isolate at home
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents of the Northwest Territories who are from Norman Wells and Fort Simpson can now self-isolate at home if they leave the territory. A previous public-health order required anyone...
Mar 04, 2021

Health Canada just days away from decision on Johnson and Johnson vaccine
OTTAWA - Canada is on the cusp of authorizing a fourth vaccine for COVID-19, raising the possibility that every Canadian adult will be offered at least one dose before Canada Day. Dr. Supriya Sharma, ...
Mar 04, 2021

Former VIDO InterVac CEO uneasy about COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan
Saskatchewan is joining the provincial "bandwagon" of delaying the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines.That's what Andrew Potter, the former CEO of VIDO InterVac, tweeted just a couple of days ago - and...
Mar 04, 2021

Students getting much needed escape from screens
Throughout the years, schools across Prince Albert have made sure to incorporate outdoor physical activities to make sure their students are getting outside. Now in the days of a pandemic, that has ne...
Mar 04, 2021

COVID-19 cases up in Arviat, Nunavut, but no evidence of 'uncontrolled' transmission
IQALUIT, Nunavut - COVID-19 infections rose sharply in Arviat on Thursday, but Nunavut's top doctor said there is no sign of uncontrolled spread and numbers are declining overall. The community on the...
Mar 04, 2021

COVID-19: How to know your calls are from the SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is offering tips for helping the public know when a phone call is legitimately from the SHA for individuals receiving calls about test results and contact traci...
Mar 04, 2021

Positive case at North Battleford school
Light of Christ Catholic School Division (LCCSD) announced a positIve case of COVID-19 in an individual at cole Monseigneur Blaise Morand School in North BattlefordSaskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) ...
Mar 04, 2021

Premiers blame Ottawa for delayed COVID-19 shots; Ontario pharmacies to offer jabs
Premiers say federal COVID-19 vaccine procurement delays have left them no choice but to stretch out the time between doses, as pharmacies in some parts of Ontario were preparing to start giving shots...
Mar 04, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:55 p.m. Alberta's health minister says 437,000 people can soon begin booking appointments for the next round of COVID...
Mar 04, 2021

Three years after Broncos bus crash, Logan Boulet still inspiring organ donation
Jim Lowes had never thought about being an organ donor until he read a story about Logan Boulet nearly three years ago.Boulet was one of 16 people who died in April 2018 when a truck driver blew a sto...
Mar 04, 2021