Tag Archives: Health
Patients must transfer as health authority takes over B.C. hospice
SURREY, B.C. - Fraser Health says patients at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Delta, B.C., will have to transfer as the health authority prepares to take over from operators who refused to provide medical...
Feb 06, 2021
COVID-19 drive-thru testing site to close Saturday and Sunday, re-open Monday
The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Prince Albert will be closed on Saturday and Sunday due to the extreme cold temperatures.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), who made the announcement on F...
Feb 05, 2021
Ontario to begin reopening economy next week, Trudeau seeks to allay vaccine angst
The prime minister on Friday sought to quell angst over delays in vaccine delivery while British Columbia extended restrictions on gatherings to stem the spread of new, more transmissible variants of ...
Feb 05, 2021
Province administers 2,099 vaccines, 269 new cases of COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced there were 2,099 doses of the vaccine administered in the province yesterday, bringing the total to 38,710 vaccines given in Saskatchewan. There 269 new...
Feb 05, 2021
Suicide rate down in Sask., attributed to ‘pulling together phenomenon’
While there has been a lot of bad news coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems fewer people have decided to take their lives into their own hands.Deaths by suicide were down about 35 per cent in...
Feb 05, 2021
Positive case of COVID-19 identified at St. John Community School
The Prince Albert Catholic School division has announced an individual from St. John Community School in Prince Albert has tested positive for COVID-19.According to a media release, the Saskatchewan H...
Feb 05, 2021
Spring vaccinations could double in Canada but only if three more vaccines approved
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians vaccinated in the spring could double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it is currently reviewing. But Canada is unlikely to get any doses f...
Feb 05, 2021
Positive COVID-19 case at Spiritwood school
Saskatchewan Health Authority officials have diagnosed a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Rivier School in Spiritwood.Light of Christ Catholic School Division is working with Public Health t...
Feb 05, 2021
Trudeau defends accepting COVAX vaccines, says Canada still supports poor countries
OTTAWA - Canada is committed to helping poor countries obtain COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he rebutted criticism over Canada's decision to draw from an international...
Feb 05, 2021
Mother waits weeks for feds to sort out problems with COVID-19 benefits system
OTTAWA - Jennifer Vaughan's daily routine with her school-aged children has been the same for weeks as they shuffle from screen, to fresh air, to meals and back again - all from home. Ever since schoo...
Feb 05, 2021