Tag Archives: Health
Doctors, nurses call on B.C. to test surgical, emergency patients for COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Testing patients for COVID-19 before their scheduled surgery and transfer to wards from emergency departments could reduce hospital outbreaks in British Columbia as cases rise, the results...
Jan 13, 2021
Feds' challenge of ruling on First Nations children 'a slap in the face': AFN
OTTAWA - The federal government's appeal of a ruling that expanded First Nations children's rights to public services is "a slap in the face," says the Assembly of First Nations. The November ruling b...
Jan 13, 2021
Dogs bring owners joy and a reason to be out at night during Quebec's curfew
MONTREAL - When the Quebec government announced it was imposing an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to limit the spread of COVID-19, Ita Skoblinski posted a tongue-in-cheek message to her local community Faceb...
Jan 13, 2021
Saskatchewan extends existing COVID public health order to Jan. 29
Saskatchewan is maintaining the status quo with its COVID-19 measures.On Tuesday, the provincial government announced the public health order that took effect Dec. 17 will remain in place until Jan. 2...
Jan 12, 2021
Ontario issues stay-at-home order as COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm hospitals
OTTAWA - Canada's biggest province declared a new state of emergency Tuesday and is invoking a stay-at-home order as COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm Ontario hospitals. The dire news came as Prime Mini...
Jan 12, 2021
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Jan. 12, 2021
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:50 p.m. B.C. health officials are reporting 446 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths. They also reported a new health-c...
Jan 12, 2021
Multiple LSSD schools report COVID-19 cases, NBCHS moves to Level 4
The Living Sky School Division (LSSD) has announced North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) is imposing Level 4 restrictions of the Safe Schools Plan, following increased COVID-19 exposure....
Jan 12, 2021
P.A. schools set to re-open Monday as more face shields come onstream
Schools in Prince Albert are set to resume in-class learning from Monday after the precautionary extended break taken before and after the Christmas holidays.And while there are no plans to change the...
Jan 12, 2021
Nunavut officials urge residents to get COVID vaccine, about 400 shots given so far
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut officials are urging residents to get immunized against COVID-19 as the vaccine starts to roll out across the territory. Chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, ...
Jan 12, 2021
‘Right now, it’s really scary:’ Outreach worker, chief coroner reflect on 2020 overdose crisis
Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror, we're learning more about the deadliest overdose year on record in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Coroners Service provided an update Monday to the public, outl...
Jan 12, 2021