Tag Archives: Health
NLSD announces how schools will open across the north next week
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) has announced how students will proceed with classes next week. Communities where schools are permitted to open at level two, which is full in-class learning...
Jan 15, 2021
A look at other Canadian elections that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador learned today they will be heading to the polls on Feb. 13. They're not the first to be asked to choose their next government in the middle of a global pandemic. A ...
Jan 15, 2021
COVID vaccine appointments in North Central booked out within hours
The initial appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for people aged 70 and over in the more rural parts of the North Central zone (which includes communities in the one and three sub zones around Princ...
Jan 15, 2021
382 new cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths in Saskatchewan
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 382 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths in the province Friday.As of January 15, a total of 14,017 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Sas...
Jan 15, 2021
Dieticians, supplement stores see increase in 'health-minded' customers
While the province continues to work to slow the spread of COVID-19, an increasing number of Saskatchewan residents are trying to build up their immunity.Debby Dolney, natural product advisor for Nutt...
Jan 15, 2021
Canada's top doctor says to avoid non-essential travel as B.C. explores legal options
OTTAWA - British Columbia's decision to seek legal advice on limiting travel reinforces the message that it isn't the time to go on vacation across the country, Canada's chief medical officer of healt...
Jan 15, 2021
SHA warns province could run out of Pfizer vaccine before next shipment arrives
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says if the federal government doesn't step up distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, the province could run out of doses in the short term.SHA briefing documents are ...
Jan 15, 2021
In mandate letter, PM tells Freeland to spend on temporary measures until crisis ends
OTTAWA - Emergency spending to deal with the COVID-19 crisis must not outlast the pain it's meant to salve, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a newly r...
Jan 15, 2021
Canada says first COVID-19 vaccine for refugees in Jordan offers glimmer of hope
OTTAWA - Canada's international development minister says the world's first inoculation of a refugee against COVID-19 this week is an important milestone in ending the pandemic everywhere. Karina Goul...
Jan 15, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech delaying vaccine deliveries to Canada due to production issues
OTTAWA - Only half of Canada's promised COVID-19 vaccine doses by Pfizer-BioNTech will arrive in the next month, federal officials revealed Friday, blaming production issues in Belgium that will affec...
Jan 15, 2021