Tag Archives: Health
Ottawa says border controls are sufficient despite complaints from Ontario
MONTREAL - The federal government defended its approach to securing Canada's border against COVID-19 on Tuesday as Ontario Premier Doug Ford once again called for more testing at points of entry. Cana...
Dec 22, 2020
Prince Albert to receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine week of Jan. 4
Nearly 4,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be delivered to Prince Albert the week of Jan. 4, Health Minister Paul Merriman said in a press conference Tuesday. It was not immedia...
Dec 22, 2020
Three deaths, 181 new cases of COVID-19 and 223 recoveries
The province has announced three people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.All three deaths were in the 80+ age group. One in the North West zone and two in the Regina zone.There are 181 new c...
Dec 22, 2020
Where is God? The COVID-19 pandemic has been a test of faith for believers
OTTAWA - Where is God? It is a question Rev. Harrison Ayre finds himself asking and being asked often as the COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly two million dead worldwide; 80 million sickened; families...
Dec 22, 2020
New veterans ombudsman experienced disability backlog firsthand
OTTAWA - Canada's new veterans ombudsman says she has endured the same long and frustrating wait as tens of thousands of other former military members after applying for support and benefits for her s...
Dec 22, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 22, 2020 (all times eastern): 7:10 p.m. British Columbia has extended its state of emergency for another two weeks, allowing it to u...
Dec 22, 2020
COVID cases at two P.A. schools
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified positive COVID-19 cases in one individual in each of the following schools: cole Vickers Public School and John Diefenbaker Public School.In a media re...
Dec 21, 2020
Francophone group shares holiday cheer at Villa Pascal during COVID-19
Residents at Villa Pascal long-term care home in North Battleford received some welcome Christmas cheer Saturday morning when children from a local Francophone centre visited to celebrate the holidays...
Dec 21, 2020
Lockdown to begin for all of Ontario on Boxing Day as cases soar in province
TORONTO - Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day in an effort to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control, a move the province announced Monday after health advisers said thousands of infection...
Dec 21, 2020
Province records 206 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
The province has recorded four new deaths from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, along with 206 new cases, 110 of those are across all five northern regions. All four deaths were reported in the Regina zone. ...
Dec 21, 2020