Tag Archives: Health
Canada seeking reassurance as Europe mulls export controls on COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he remains confident in Canada's vaccine supplies despite threats from Europe that it might impose export controls on vaccines produced on that continent. S...
Jan 26, 2021
Five big lessons experts say Canada should learn from COVID-19
OTTAWA - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Canadian Press interviewed a group of leading Canadian experts in disease control and epidemiology and asked them what should be done to reduce the harm...
Jan 26, 2021
Provinces sitting on millions in unspent federal pandemic spending, report says
OTTAWA - A new report on billions of dollars the federal government has sent to provinces to help safely reopen the economy suggests much of the money is sitting unused.Today's report also suggests th...
Jan 26, 2021
After going weeks with no COVID cases, Nunavut community sees new infections
ARVIAT, Nunavut - The centre of Nunavut's COVID-19 outbreak is now facing a second outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Last week, Arviat, a community of about 2,800, reported its first new case since D...
Jan 25, 2021
Olympic medalist Clara Hughes and advocate Mark Henick part of this week's mental health awareness events
People looking to learn more about mental health and gain some advice on coping may be interested in some events and campaigns planned for this week.The Canadian Mental Health Association Saskatchewan...
Jan 25, 2021
Inmate at Willow Cree Healing lodge dies due to complications from COVID-19
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has announced an inmate from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge has died because of complications due to COVID-19.According to a media release, the inmate died at a local ...
Jan 25, 2021
Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after travel to Yukon: media reports
TORONTO - Officials with the Yukon government have confirmed the identities of a couple from Vancouver who allegedly travelled to a remote community last week to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine amid...
Jan 25, 2021
Advances in technology creating more opportunities for predators, says ICE coordinator
The man leading the charge for the province's internet child exploitation unit (ICE), is encouraging parents to talk to their kids about online safety.Staff Sgt. Shawn Stubbs spoke to the media Monday...
Jan 25, 2021
Tri-community leaders, Scattered Site meeting tonight about ongoing homelessness issue
The lead physician in La Ronge wants tri-community leaders to find a long-term solution to the ongoing homelessness in the area. That's the topic of a regional leadership meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. ...
Jan 25, 2021
STARS Air Ambulance makes first stop at Melfort heliport
Melfort's heliport got its first usage on Sunday, Jan. 24 for what STARS Air Ambulance is calling an "inter-facility transfer".STAR-11 (Saskatoon) has been dispatched for a inter-facility transfer in ...
Jan 25, 2021