Tag Archives: Health
No wasted doses: Health officials making plans to ensure no vaccine tossed away
Some health officials say they are making plans to ensure not a single drop of COVID-19 vaccine is wasted. Many regions have created standby lists of health-care workers in hospitals near vaccination ...
Dec 18, 2020
Lloydminster podcaster helps raise funds for hospital
What began as one man's hobby has now resulted in more than $350,000 in funds for the Lloydminster Reiongal Health FoundationLocal podcaster Shaun Newman participated in the LRHF's second annual Chris...
Dec 18, 2020
Province records 245 new COVID-19 cases
The province has reported two more deaths of people diagnosed with COVID-19. One new death in the age group 70 to 79 was reported in the Regina zone. One new death in the age group 80+ was reported in...
Dec 18, 2020
Health Canada proposes reducing nicotine concentration limit in vaping products
OTTAWA - The federal government says it wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products as part of greater efforts to curb their appeal to young Canadians. Health Canada announced Fr...
Dec 18, 2020
Moderna ends frozen requirements for vaccine, easing logistics of shipping
OTTAWA - American biotech firm Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all. The messenger RNA vaccine from the Massachusetts-based company is on...
Dec 18, 2020
Feds secure 500K vaccine doses for January as lockdown calls grow
Federal officials say they're pushing manufacturers to accelerate shipments of more COVID-19 vaccine doses as calls grow to lock down more parts of the country for the holidays. Prime Minister Justin ...
Dec 18, 2020
Extra ICU beds for Victoria Hospital with more to come
As the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) deals with the staffing challenges of upping Intensive Care Unit capacity across the province, Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital has increased its ICU capaci...
Dec 18, 2020
SHA facing 'challenges' in finding enough ICU personnel to meet Surge Plan goals
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced in Thursday's press conference it may not have enough highly-trained personnel to achieve all the goals set out in its Surge Plan.One of the province'...
Dec 17, 2020
Coalition Avenir Quebec member out of caucus for not following COVID-19 rules at bar
QUEBEC - A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party is temporarily out of caucus after a video surfaced of him breaking COVID-19 rules at a holiday gathering. In a statement released by t...
Dec 17, 2020
Senator links drug used in botched U.S. lethal injections to assisted death in Canada
OTTAWA - A Conservative senator is questioning why a drug blamed for botched executions in the United States is being used to provide medical assistance in dying in Canada. But Sen. Michael MacDonald'...
Dec 17, 2020