Tag Archives: Health

NITHA announces end of Flying Dust COVID-19 outbreak; vaccinations to begin next week
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared an end to the COVID-19 outbreak announced on December 12 for the Flying Dust Health-Administration Centre. NITHA Medical Health Officer ...
Jan 08, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Ottawa shelter linked to LTC workers, commission heard
A COVID-19 outbreak at an Ottawa women's shelter was linked to two long-term care workers who were staying at the facility because their income couldn't cover their rent, an independent commission has...
Jan 08, 2021

Moderna inoculations begin in La Ronge
Rhoda Wood, a registered nurse at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Jeannie Bird Clinic, was the first resident of the tri-communities to receive the Moderna vaccine Friday."I encourage other health care...
Jan 08, 2021

Seven deaths of COVID-19 in the province, largest number of vaccines administered in one day
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported seven deaths including one in the North Central and 336 new cases of COVID-19.As of January 8, a total of 6,015 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administ...
Jan 08, 2021

Lakeview Pioneer Lodge outbreak sheds light on specialized care in Saskatchewan
The Lakeview Pioneer Lodge long-term care home in Wakaw continues to deal with a major COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.According to Acting CEO Wayne Nogier, all 44 residents and over 20 staff member...
Jan 08, 2021

All but five senators say they haven't travelled abroad during pandemic
OTTAWA - All but five of Canada's 93 senators say they have not travelled outside the country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty-eight senators say they've been following public health guid...
Jan 08, 2021

eHealth ransomware ‘one of the largest privacy breaches’ in Saskatchewan history
Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner has confirmed that last year's eHealth ransomware attack resulted in one of the biggest privacy breaches in the province's history.In a report issued Friday, the In...
Jan 08, 2021

Canada's first case of South African COVID-19 variant found in Alberta
Canada's first case of a new, more infectious variant of COVID-19 that surfaced in South Africa was found in Alberta on Friday, the same day two Atlantic provinces tightened their boundaries and Ontar...
Jan 08, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. Yukon is reporting one new case of COVID-19, bringing the territory's total to 70. It says the person is a resident of...
Jan 08, 2021

Approved COVID-19 vaccines not enough to inoculate all Canadians by September: Anand
OTTAWA - Federal procurement minister Anita Anand says Canada will do "whatever it takes" to get more vaccine doses delivered to Canada faster but there hasn't yet been any change to the number of dos...
Jan 08, 2021