Tag Archives: Health
No new COVID-19 cases: Nunavut moves to lift remaining lockdowns in two communities
IQALUIT, Nunavut - After two weeks with no new cases of COVID-19, Nunavut says it will lift lockdowns in the last two communities that were still facing strict public health measures. But Dr. Michael ...
Jan 11, 2021
PM hosts cabinet retreat to plot path through pandemic, resumption of Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a virtual cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament later this month in the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.The retreat w...
Jan 11, 2021
Province records eight more deaths, 412 new COVID-19 cases
The province has administered 8,948 vaccines in Saskatchewan and is expecting a large amount of doses to be delivered this week. That will include 6,825 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 5,400 of the Mo...
Jan 11, 2021
Fifth death confirmed, maintaining health key for Wakaw long-term care home
There has been another death at Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw related to COVID-19.Interim CEO Wayne Nogier confirmed it to northeastNOW on Monday. That makes a total of five deaths at the home since...
Jan 11, 2021
Researchers flag increase in COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons, jails
OTTAWA - Rights advocates and researchers are sounding an alarm about COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons and jails, saying the numbers in recent weeks have surpassed the total during the first nine mo...
Jan 11, 2021
COVID-19 case diagnosed at JPII
Light of Christ Catholic School Division (LOCCSD) announced another positive case of COVID-19 in an individual from John Paul II Collegiate High School.In a Monday release, LOCCSD said Saskatchewan He...
Jan 11, 2021
Ottawa gives accounting firm Deloitte $16M contract to track COVID-19 vaccinations
OTTAWA - The federal government has awarded international accounting firm Deloitte a $16-million contract to build a national computer system to manage the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The contract was r...
Jan 11, 2021
Concerns mount over hospital capacity as Ontario hits 5,000 COVID-related deaths
Officials in several Canadian provinces expressed concerns Monday about the health network's ability to handle a rising tide of COVID-19 cases, with a senior Quebec health official warning that the pr...
Jan 11, 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.British Columbia passed a grim marker in its fight against COVID-19 Monday as the death toll in the province surpassed 1...
Jan 11, 2021
Vaccine plan needs faster rollout, better communication, says Sask. nurses’ union
The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) thinks the province's program to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines needs to be sped up in a significant way."The quicker we go, the quicker we get ...
Jan 11, 2021