Tag Archives: Health
How you’ll know when you’re eligible for a COVID vaccination
The province released more details of its vaccine rollout plan Tuesday, and though there are some puzzle pieces missing, the bits of the picture are more clear around how people will be told they're e...
Feb 10, 2021
Donor wall unveiled in Melfort Wellness Centre to honour heliport contributors
A metaphorical bow has been tied on the Melfort Heliport project.After fundraising kicked off in January 2020, donors from across the region did their part to help make a heliport at the Melfort Hospi...
Feb 10, 2021
New COVID-19 cases back into triple digits, 245 recoveries
The provincial daily case total is back into the triple digits as 180 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported, following a dip to only 80 new cases reported yesterday. Two individuals in the Saskatoo...
Feb 10, 2021
Surging rate of COVID-19 infections eases; health officials warn against complacency
TORONTO - The soaring rate of new COVID-19 infections has moderated substantially across the country in recent weeks because of anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities said, as they warned agai...
Feb 10, 2021
India will 'do its best' to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, says PM Narendra Modi
OTTAWA - India will do what it can to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after receiving a phone call from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday. But the pledge comes...
Feb 10, 2021
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