Tag Archives: Health
Alberta cabinet minister reacts to government silence on Edmonton torch parade
EDMONTON - Alberta's multiculturalism minister has pushed back against criticism of government silence following a weekend COVID-19 protest that included marchers with torches. "Right now, I'm actuall...
Feb 22, 2021
‘It’s OK to not be OK’: Online mental health tool helps Sask. first responders
They're the heroes who deal with life's most traumatic and dangerous scenarios, but where do the heroes go when they're the ones who need help?Several hundred first responders and other Public Safety ...
Feb 22, 2021
Variant in schools means it's time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. - The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases inv...
Feb 22, 2021
177 new cases of COVID-19 and 195 recoveries reported
The province has reported 177 new cases of COVID-19 and 195 recoveries for Feb. 22 bringing the total up to 27,797 cases with 1,652 cases reported as active.COVID-19 map of Saskatchewan. (Submitted ph...
Feb 22, 2021
Canada Post worksite hit by major virus outbreak excluded from provincial inspections
TORONTO - Ontario labour inspectors are homing in on warehouses and distribution centres, but the site of a major workplace COVID-19 outbreak isn't included in the ongoing inspections: Canada Post. Mo...
Feb 22, 2021
COVID-19 case at elementary school in Watrous and at Co-op Food Store
The Horizon School Division (HSD) is making the public aware of a COVID-19 case at Watrous Elementary School.The division was notified Sunday night of the case and families from the school were being ...
Feb 22, 2021
Stricter public health measures come into effect at Canadian borders, airports
A new Canadian health order requiring a three-day hotel quarantine for air travellers got off to a rocky start on Monday, as some passengers complained of long waits to access the hotel-booking system...
Feb 22, 2021
Ministry to review circumstances of young woman's freezing death
The Ministry in charge of Corrections and Policing is now officially confirming the death of a woman in Saskatoon last month, just days after her release from the Pine Grove Correctional, will be the ...
Feb 22, 2021
Screen-shared vision: Biden-Trudeau meeting to feature common ground, old irritants
WASHINGTON - Call it the Screen-Shared Summit. Tuesday's bilateral meeting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden - a strictly virtual affair, thanks to COVID-19 - offers hope of a n...
Feb 22, 2021
Canada missed chance to help homegrown vaccines move quickly last spring: developers
OTTAWA - Two vaccine developers in Canada say a lack of federal funding early in the pandemic kept homegrown COVID-19 vaccines from moving as quickly as international versions. Nearly 1.1 million Cana...
Feb 22, 2021