Tag Archives: Health
Local organizations relieved to see COVID-19 vaccine will soon begin to arrive in province
While the province's restrictions during the pandemic remain in place, a number of Battlefords area organizations are relieved to hear a new vaccine for COVID-19 will soon start to arrive in Saskatche...
Dec 09, 2020
Local seniors look forward to 'getting on with living' as vaccine roll-out plan announced
While the post-COVID recovery may yet be months away, the announcement of Saskatchewan's vaccine delivery plan has some Prince Albert seniors cautiously optimistic about the prospect of gathering agai...
Dec 09, 2020
Cook-Searson supports vaccine approval, provincial rollout plan
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is grateful Health Canada has approved the Pfizer vaccine and supports the provincial government's plan for its rollout. "It's a good sign and we're m...
Dec 09, 2020
Lametti questions Conservatives' sincerity in wanting to protect vulnerable
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is questioning the sincerity of Conservatives who contend they're holding up a bill on assisted dying because it doesn't do enough to protect vulnerable people ...
Dec 09, 2020
Battle lines drawn for first ministers' meeting on health care
OTTAWA - Premiers aren't expecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to agree immediately to their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care. First ministers are scheduled to meet via...
Dec 09, 2020
Five more COVID-19 deaths, 11 in last two days in Saskatchewan
Five Regina zone residents who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have died, the province announced on Wednesday. All five were in the 80+ age group. There have now been 11 COVID-19 deaths report...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 detected in Yellowknife wastewater, some people asked to get tested
The government of the Northwest Territories says it has found COVID-19 in wastewater in Yellowknife. The N.W.T.'s chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kondola, says this means there is likely an unde...
Dec 09, 2020
Health Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech Wednesday, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide as early as next Tuesday. The department also rele...
Dec 09, 2020
More P.A. schools affected by COVID cases
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case in several more Prince Albert schools.In a media release Tuesday night, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division said th...
Dec 09, 2020
Program to give residency to 'guardian angel' asylum-seekers to open next week
OTTAWA - Some asylum-seekers who toiled on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis earlier this year will be able to apply for permanent residency in Canada beginning Dec. 14. The federal government an...
Dec 09, 2020