Tag Archives: Health
Province greenlights local speed reduction plans
The latest list of communities to receive funding from the provincial government for road safety projects includes the Town of Battleford, Meadow Lake, as well as the smaller communities of Unity and ...
Dec 29, 2020
Local communities approved for road safety projects
The latest list of communities to receive funding from the provincial government for road safety projects includes the Village of Meath, Town of Spiritwood, and One Arrow First Nation.In total, 66 com...
Dec 29, 2020
Local communities approved for road safety projects
The latest list of communities to receive funding from the provincial government for road safety projects includes the Rural Municipalities (R.M.s) of Tisdale, Bjorkdale, and Foam Lake.In total, 66 co...
Dec 29, 2020
Ontario, Alberta aim to speed up vaccinations as Moderna vaccine starts arriving
Ontario is planning to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations after facing criticism for scaling down operations over the holidays, while Alberta acknowledges it over-estimated how quickly it would be able to ...
Dec 29, 2020
Addressing mental-health issues linked to pandemic looming issue in 2021, Bains says
OTTAWA - Canada's industry minister says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021. Navdeep Bains says he has heard more stories about the ment...
Dec 29, 2020
'If not now, then when?' COVID-19 spurs some Canadians to make big changes
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of Canadians across the country, causing many to lose their jobs or businesses, or to adapt to a new life spent mostly at home. Some are leaning i...
Dec 29, 2020
Poll suggests low levels of satisfaction over Prairie premiers handling of pandemic
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the premiers of Canada's three Prairie provinces are lagging counterparts from the rest of the country when it comes to how local residents feel they are managing the COVI...
Dec 29, 2020
A pandemic, economic questions and leadership rumblings in Manitoba politics
WINNIPEG - The COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021.There will be an ongoing attempt to control outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and to keep hospitals from being overw...
Dec 29, 2020
Mosaic Stadium's football field in Regina flooded for free, pandemic friendly skating
REGINA - The operators of Regina's Mosaic Stadium have come up with a novel way to give people who want to skate plenty of space for social distancing. On Monday, out of the blue, the Regina Exhibitio...
Dec 28, 2020
Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19 with 37 new deaths in Quebec
Canada has surpassed 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19.The grim milestone was reached with the reporting of 37 new deaths in Quebec.A total of 15,001 Canadians have now died from COVID-19 since the pa...
Dec 28, 2020