Tag Archives: Health
Tri-communities at 443 total COVID cases since start of pandemic
There are about two dozen positive cases of the coronavirus in the tri-communities as of Feb. 16. The most cases currently are on-reserve with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band sitting at 14 active cases. ...
Feb 17, 2021
Former inmate's death prompts call for change within correctional system
The President of the union that represents all Legal Aid staff and lawyers in Saskatchewan says she is amazed the public does not hear more stories, like the one involving the death of a woman in Sask...
Feb 17, 2021
Senate passes amended version of assisted-dying bill after days of debate
OTTAWA - Senators overwhelmingly approved Wednesday a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying with amendments that would relax access even more than proposed by the government.A revised v...
Feb 17, 2021
Support pours in for family of deceased healthcare worker
A GoFundMe for the family of a local healthcare worker in North Battleford has raised more than $85,000.According to the page's organizers, 34 year-old Tom Thomas passed away Monday in the hospital em...
Feb 17, 2021
Dog rescued Sunday diagnosed with advanced rickets, transported to Moose Jaw
A dog suffering from a skeletal disorder known as rickets was discovered in the tri-communities over the weekend and transported to Moose Jaw for medical care. La Ronge's Linda Hordyski, who has opera...
Feb 17, 2021
Province reports 124 new cases of COVID-19, 189 recoveries
The provincial total of COVID-19 cases has reached 26,953 cases with 124 new cases reported in the province on Feb. 17. The North accounted for 51 of the new cases.Five Saskatchewan residents who test...
Feb 17, 2021
Provinces should prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19: Miller
OTTAWA - The federal government is working with Indigenous leaders and the provincial and territorial health authorities to prepare mass COVID-19 immunization programs in First Nations, Mtis and Inuit...
Feb 17, 2021
Toronto top doctor, Indigenous services minister sound alarm over COVID-19 variants
Officials expressed growing concern Wednesday over highly transmissible new COVID-19 variants taking hold in Canada's biggest cities and in First Nation reserves across the country. Toronto's mayor, t...
Feb 17, 2021
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Feb. 17, 2021
The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern): 6:45 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 427 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total recorded since the pandemic beg...
Feb 17, 2021
Kentucky storm holds up Canadian vaccine delivery as shipper hurries to catch up
OTTAWA - The "big lift" for Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts this week has been sideswiped by a big snowdrift. UPS temporarily closed its operations in Louisville, Ky., Monday because the city re...
Feb 17, 2021