Tag Archives: Health
Canada surpasses 700,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as provinces revisit vaccine plans
Canada's procurement minister urged drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech to get the country's COVID-19 vaccine delivery schedule back on track as soon as possible as cases of the novel coronavirus surged past th...
Jan 16, 2021
Meadow Lake Hospital not offering obstetrical services until further notice
UPDATE: As of 3:40 p.m. Monday, the SHA has reported the service disruption at Meadow Lake Hospital will continue until further notice. Although, they explained the unit is closed because of a COVID-1...
Jan 15, 2021
B.C. hospice refusing to provide medically assisted dying must vacate premises
DELTA, B.C. - A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March.Health Minister Adrian ...
Jan 15, 2021
FSIN renews call for First Nations hospital, amidst complaints over elder treatment at Prince Albert hospital
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive has issued a press release, claiming they have received a number of calls regarding the "poor and unprofessional treatment" of two elder...
Jan 15, 2021
North Central Medical Health Officer urges residents to 'pull together' to bring down case numbers
Amid rising case numbers, the medical health officer for the North Central region of Saskatchewan says it's up to residents to work together to fight COVID-19. "The residents of North Central are very...
Jan 15, 2021
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