Tag Archives: Health
Inoculations deemed a success as active tri-community cases reaches 100
More than 300 tri-communities residents received the Moderna coronavirus vaccine after inoculations began Jan. 8. That's according to data released Wednesday in the latest virus update for Air Ronge, ...
Jan 14, 2021
B.C. seeking legal advice on limiting travel to the province: premier
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is seeking legal advice on whether it can limit non-essential travel to the province during the pandemic, the premier says. Premier John Horgan told a news conference Th...
Jan 14, 2021
Province records 312 new COVID-19 cases
As of January 14, a total of 11,985 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.On January 13, 1,393 doses were administered across the province including 295 in the North Central...
Jan 14, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine available to seniors over the age of 70 in local communities
UPDATE: The SHA has reported appointments at most of the clinics listed below are fully booked and no new appointments will be taken until another shipment of vaccine arrives.--The Saskatchewan Health...
Jan 14, 2021
Doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected in 60 B.C. First Nations by next week
VANCOUVER - Doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to reach close to 60 First Nations in British Columbia by the end of next week. Several Indigenous communities have seen significant increases in COV...
Jan 14, 2021
'Ramp up' of vaccine delivery in Canada not expected until April, Fortin says
OTTAWA - Canada's vaccine deliveries are getting bigger almost every week but there won't be enough doses shipped to provinces and territories to "ramp up" the vaccination program for another few mont...
Jan 14, 2021
Chief medical health officer hints at further restrictions
Saskatchewan's chief medical officer of health sent a strong signal that tighter COVID-19 restrictions are coming.Speaking to Gormley on Thursday morning, Dr. Saqib Shahab said the measures put in pla...
Jan 14, 2021
Wife of Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 pleads with people to get vaccinated
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The wife of a Nunavut man who died from COVID-19 after contracting it in his community is urging everyone in the territory to get vaccinated. Luki Sammurtok died in December after h...
Jan 14, 2021
The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:50 p.m. Alberta is reporting 967 new cases of COVID-19. There have also been 21 additional deaths linked to the virus. The province sa...
Jan 14, 2021
Ottawa pledges financial aid to Juno Beach museum battered by COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to provide financial aid to Canada's only Second World War museum in Europe, which has been battered by COVID-19. Following months of discussions, Veterans...
Jan 14, 2021