Tag Archives: Health
Pet owners reminded to maintain licenses in North Battleford
While most North Battleford residents have a great relationship with their pets, others don't enjoy that same co-existence when some owners are irresponsible.The City released a statement Wednesday, f...
Feb 03, 2021
Choiceland man recalls surviving a near-fatal heart attack in support of Heart Month
On Jan. 16, Glen and Connie Kelsey left their Choiceland home to have a nice Saturday at their cottage in Candle Lake. They went snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Glen even snuck in some icefishing in the...
Feb 03, 2021
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
Students in Ontario regions hit hard by COVID-19 will begin returning to physical classrooms next week as the province said new infections were gradually declining and additional measures had been put...
Feb 03, 2021
Senate committee accepts assisted-dying bill but amendments still to come
OTTAWA - A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying has emerged intact from a Senate committee but it's not likely to remain unscathed for long. The Senate's legal and constitutional affai...
Feb 03, 2021
Fear that delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants 'realistic'
MONTREAL - Experts say delaying the second dose of some COVID-19 vaccines could lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus - but there's no sign it has happened yet. "It's a theoretical, reali...
Feb 03, 2021
More vaccines arrive in Saskatchewan, 194 new cases reported today
The province administered 177 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 35,763.As of Feb. 3, 109 per cent of the doses received were administered in the province. The overa...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada to get up to 1.1 m more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021
U.S., Europe divided on pandemic response, but expect better results next time: poll
WASHINGTON - People in the United States and parts of Europe believe the COVID-19 pandemic has better equipped their countries to handle the next major health crisis, a new poll suggests. The Pew Rese...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada to get up to 1.1 million more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021
'Raising the alarm:' Priority vaccines urged for homeless population, shelter staff
CALGARY - Advocates say homeless people should get priority to COVID-19 vaccines given how at risk they are to the virus and how much more likely they are to get severely ill if infected. "We as a soc...
Feb 03, 2021