Tag Archives: Health
La Ronge Food Store moves to temporary hours due to outbreak
New limits are in place at the Lake Country Co-op's La Ronge Food Store. According to a recent news release, as of Feb. 2, the store has been declared a COVID-19 active outbreak location. An outbreak ...
Feb 08, 2021
Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre creates new 'soft space' interview room to aid victims
The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) hopes to make it a little less stressful for victims of violence by providing a safe space to give their statements to police. The organization m...
Feb 08, 2021
Final Senate vote on assisted dying bill set for Feb. 17, days before court deadline
OTTAWA - Senators have agreed to put a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying to a final vote by Feb. 17, but they've signalled their intention to propose substantial amendments. The agr...
Feb 08, 2021
B.C. nurses finishing training to prescribe medication to battle addiction
VANCOUVER - Thirty registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in British Columbia are expected to complete their training this month to prescribe medication to those battling addiction to opi...
Feb 08, 2021
Province continues vaccinations in North, 171 new cases to report
The province administered 509 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the northern half of the province yesterday, bringing the total amount to 42,987.The number of vaccines yesterday was lower than targeted due to...
Feb 08, 2021
How to build routines amid uncertainty and disruption of pandemic
We may be nearly a year into the "new normal" of pandemic life, but an increasing number of people are finding it difficult to cope.A December survey from the Canadian Mental Health Association report...
Feb 08, 2021
Extended temporary closure of COVID-19 drive-thru testing in P.A.
The drive-thru testing site in Prince Albert will remain closed Monday.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) closed the site on the weekend due to the extreme cold temperatures. It was expected to r...
Feb 08, 2021
Canada’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccination program won’t get better this week
OTTAWA - Canada's languid vaccination efforts have no chance of improvement this week with just 70,200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to start arriving.Provinces and territories have a...
Feb 08, 2021
New proposed assisted-dying law is 'racist,' says disability rights activist
OTTAWA - Those who support expanding access to medical assistance in dying are doing so because they have not grappled with the consequences of medical racism, a disability activist said Monday before...
Feb 08, 2021
Several provinces begin relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, but variant concerns persist
Several provinces began relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on Monday amid what Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam described as "hopeful signs of declining COVID-19 activity." Loosened ru...
Feb 08, 2021