Tag Archives: Health
Daily COVID numbers a major challenge for SHA
Providing daily information about COVID-19 cases has become a major challenge for the Saskatchewan Health Authority. That's according to Integrated Northern Health Vice-President Andrew McLetchie, who...
Feb 02, 2021
Top doctor warns of COVID-19 variants taking root across Canada
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is in "a very delicate period" as case counts for fast-spreading COVID-19 variants tick upward across the country, even while overall n...
Feb 02, 2021
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:30 p.m. B.C. is reporting another 429 cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, bringing to 1,218 the number of fatalities linked to...
Feb 02, 2021
Positive COVID-19 cases identified in École St. Mary and Wesmor High School
Officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at cole St. Mary High School in Prince Albert on Monday. The case is not school acquired. Communic...
Feb 02, 2021
Canada on verge of deal to make COVID-19 vaccines at home
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today is expected to announce the makings of an agreement to produce COVID-19 vaccines within Canada. Industry Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne tells The Can...
Feb 02, 2021
LGBTQ businesses, hit hard by COVID-19, look for shifts in federal programs
OTTAWA - It had been a while since Alana Fiks had been able to open her shop in Winnipeg when she spoke about the impact of COVID-19. The co-owner of Black Market Provisions, which sells food and hous...
Feb 02, 2021
Poll finds overwhelming support for new travel restrictions
OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians support tighter restrictions on international travel imposed by the federal government, a new poll suggests.Eighty-six per cent of respondents agree with strict...
Feb 02, 2021
Canada signs deal with Novavax to make its COVID-19 vaccine at new Montreal facility
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a tentative deal Tuesday with U.S. vaccine-maker Novavax to produce its product in Canada if the COVID-19 vaccine gets approved for use here. "This is ...
Feb 02, 2021
COVID-19 Case at St. Mary School
A positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in an individual at St. Mary School in North Battleford.Light of Christ Catholic School Division (LCCSD) was informed earlier today by officials from the Sask...
Feb 01, 2021
Province records 147 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
The province administered 88 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 35,447.As of Feb. 1, 108 per cent of the doses received were administered in the province. The overag...
Feb 01, 2021