Tag Archives: Health
COVID-19 lockdowns limit access to national library and archive collections
OTTAWA - Researchers studying Canadian history have not been able to access Library and Archive Canada's collections during COVID-19 lockdowns - a situation that forced some to put off their research ...
Feb 10, 2021
CEO of health authority leaves organization after report into alleged misspending
VICTORIA - The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that...
Feb 09, 2021
COVID cases in Living Sky School Division
The Living Sky School Division (LSSD) has confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 at four different schools in the local district.Those schools include Spiritwood High School (Feb. 2), North Battleford C...
Feb 09, 2021
Senators amend MAID bill to put 18-month time limit on mental illness exclusion
OTTAWA - Senators have voted to give the federal government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. They voted 57-21 Tuesday to amen...
Feb 09, 2021
Saskatchewan unveils more information on vaccination plan
As Saskatchewan awaits more shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, the province has released more information on its vaccine delivery plan including more drive-thru centres across the region.Saskatchewan hope...
Feb 09, 2021
B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious servic...
Feb 09, 2021
Premier stands by comments about lockdown advocates
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stood by comments he made at the Municipalities of Saskatchewan convention Monday, when he said those who advocate for lockdowns to control COVID-19 do so with the luxur...
Feb 09, 2021
Province records 80 new cases of COVID-19, five deaths
For the first time since Dec. 28, the province reported under 100 daily new cases of COVID-19, announcing 80 new cases. There are also 253 new recoveries and five deaths in Saskatchewan.There were 1,2...
Feb 09, 2021
Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...
Feb 09, 2021
Quebec health workers to wear N95 masks more often, but studies unclear on benefits
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board will require workers wear N95 masks in areas of health-care facilities where patients are COVID-19 positive, but one health expert says studies have indicate...
Feb 09, 2021