Tag Archives: Health
Local signature coffee blend to help fund young adult transitional home
The people behind the construction of a semi-independent, transition complex for young adults in Prince Albert, have come up with a stimulating way to fundraise for the build, as well as help cover th...
Jan 20, 2021
Vaccine myths running rampant online among all age groups, Ontario docs say
OTTAWA - Dangerous misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is spreading on social media among all age groups and could harm Canada's efforts to end the pandemic, the head of the Ontario Medical Associa...
Jan 20, 2021
Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19, including those who live in ur...
Jan 20, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. B.C. is reporting 500 new cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 62,412, as the provincial health officer says the ca...
Jan 20, 2021
'It feels like we've been singled out in the dark': union questions public health order, calls for hike in pay
A nearly month long health order that has kept staff at Saskatchewan Penitentiary away from their families and critical supports, came to an end at midnight, but in the meantime the union representing...
Jan 20, 2021
Vaccination efforts key to economic recovery, BoC says as it keeps rate on hold
OTTAWA - The economy will go in reverse for the first quarter of 2021, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key interest rate on hold, warning the hardest-hit workers will be hammered agai...
Jan 20, 2021
‘Enough is enough’: Moe calls for stricter enforcement of public health orders
Premier Scott Moe is ready to bar the doors of establishments that are ignoring public health orders aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.During a conference call Tuesday, Moe was asked if Saskatc...
Jan 19, 2021
B.C. watchdog says mentally ill children and youth retraumatized in hospital
VICTORIA - One mentally ill youth hospitalized in British Columbia recalls being restrained to a bed and injected with medication as she screamed for her mom while another says drugs turned him into a...
Jan 19, 2021
Province records 1,957 more vaccinations, 309 new COVID-19 cases
Yesterday, the province administered 1,957 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 24,575.In the northern zones, there were 36 doses administered in the North Central, 132 in the ...
Jan 19, 2021
Ombudsman slams new restrictions on mental-health support for veterans' families
OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse recent restrictions on the provision of mental-health support to members of veterans' families who need treatment b...
Jan 19, 2021