Tag Archives: Health
Your One Thing
Oh, picking one thing is tough! I recently joined a virtual book club and it’s unlike anything I’ve been a part of in the past. This is a non-fiction book club where each person reads what...
Jan 18, 2021
Province administers over 22,000 COVID-19 vaccines, records four deaths, 290 new cases
Yesterday, the province administered 2,449 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 22,618.In the northern zones, there were 65 doses administered in the North Central, 104 in the ...
Jan 18, 2021
NITHA declares outbreak over in Sturgeon Lake, new outbreak in Black Lake
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is ending the COVID-19 outbreak declared in Sturgeon Lake First Nation on Dec. 30. Dr. Nnadmdi Ndubuka, a medical health officer with the authority, ...
Jan 18, 2021
'Our numbers are just alarming': Vermette concerned about high number of COVID cases
Cumberland NDP MLA Doyle Vermette is concerned about COVID-19 in the Far North East and Saskatchewan."It's unfortunate Saskatchewan is leading Canada with the number of COVID per capita," he said. "Ou...
Jan 18, 2021
Some provinces see positive signs in COVID fight, but hospitalizations a concern
Some provincial authorities saw encouraging signs in the fight against COVID-19 on Monday, even as experts warned that it's too soon to draw conclusions from the data and provinces scrambled to deal w...
Jan 18, 2021
COVID vaccine available to seniors over the age of 70 in P.A.
UPDATE: As of 5:41 p.m. the Saskatchewan Health Authority said in an email the COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Prince Albert are now full. They will not be taking any more appointments until more vac...
Jan 18, 2021
Provinces delaying or revisiting vaccine programs as Pfizer slows dose deliveries
OTTAWA - At least three provinces are now temporarily delaying or pausing COVID-19 vaccination programs amid fallout from Pfizer's decision to reduce Canada's vaccine deliveries over the next month.Mo...
Jan 18, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Jan. 18
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. British Columbia's top doctor says production delays for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are a setback that will ...
Jan 18, 2021
Three experts on how well Canada has fought COVID-19 and how we could do better
OTTAWA - As new cases of COVID-19 surge across Canada, the federal government and the provinces have been imposing stricter measures to try to limit the illness's spread. The Canadian Press interviewe...
Jan 18, 2021
Nova Scotia's presumed consent organ donation law now in effect
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is now the first jurisdiction in North America to implement presumed consent around organ donation, a move health officials believe could see a significant rise in the number of ...
Jan 18, 2021