Tag Archives: Health
Legal review shows British Columbia can't restrict interprovincial travel: Horgan
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says a review of legal options has made it clear it cannot prevent people from travelling to the province from elsewhere in Canada. Premier John Horgan says in a stateme...
Jan 21, 2021
Trudeau speaks to Pfizer CEO as delays to vaccine shipments get worse
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla by phone Thursday, the same day the company informed Canada delays to its shipments of COVID-19 vaccines are going to be even w...
Jan 21, 2021
Province reports 2,548 vaccines administered, 227 new cases of COVID-19, 13 deaths
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 2,548 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given yesterday bringing the provincial total in the province to 29,781 vaccines administered.Saskatchewan now h...
Jan 21, 2021
COVID case at P.A. school
The Prince Albert Catholic School Division (PACSD) is reporting a COVID-19 case.In a media release Thursday, it said as of this morning, officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority identified a p...
Jan 21, 2021
Manitoba eases measures as COVID cases decline, but feds warn of severe illness rise
Manitoba is loosening lockdown measures as its COVID-19 case counts continue to level off, but while other provinces see early signs of a similar slowdown, experts warn that some of the worst impacts ...
Jan 21, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:10 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 564 new cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 62,976. There are 4,450 actives cases an...
Jan 21, 2021
Some provinces yet to say when jail inmates to be vaccinated against COVID-19
A director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association believes provinces should set targets for vaccinating inmates in provincial jails - something half of jurisdictions have yet to do. The Correctio...
Jan 21, 2021
No rollcall votes in Commons if new electronic voting app adopted
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic is about to force another big break from tradition in the House of Commons: MPs using an app on their smartphones or laptops to cast votes remotely. Party whips are stil...
Jan 21, 2021
Scattered Site reopens with limited services
La Ronge's Scattered Site Outreach Program reopened this week with a reduction in services.That's according to Kikinahk Friendship Centre Executive Director Ron Woytowich, who said clients are not all...
Jan 20, 2021
Province records 234 new COVID-19 cases, 2,658 vaccinations
Yesterday, the province administered 2,658 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 27,233.In the northern zones, there were 460 doses administered in the North Central, 348 in the...
Jan 20, 2021