Tag Archives: Health
Eight people test positive for COVID-19 at B.C. mink farm, outbreak declared
BURNABY, B.C. - A health authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a mink farm after eight people at the operation in British Columbia's Fraser Valley tested positive for the disease. Fraser Healt...
Dec 07, 2020
Province records 60th death, 274 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported another resident from the Regina zone who tested positive for COVID-19 and was in their 60s has died.There are 274 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskat...
Dec 07, 2020
Outbreak on Sturgeon Lake First Nation declared over
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority has declared the COVID-19 outbreak in the Sturgeon Lake First Nation over.According to a media release, the outbreak that was announced on Oct. 21 is declare...
Dec 07, 2020
First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive on Canadian soil by the end of the month, with the first doses delivered next week.Health Canad...
Dec 07, 2020
First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next week
OTTAWA - A small number of the most vulnerable Canadians could be immunized against COVID-19 before the holidays as the first doses of Pfizer's vaccine are set to arrive next week. Prime Minister Just...
Dec 07, 2020
Sask. nurses’ union shocked COVID rules could be relaxed for Christmas
Premier Scott Moe has been keeping the door open to the idea of COVID-19 restrictions being loosened by Christmas, allowing people to gather in slightly larger groups for the holiday.The president of ...
Dec 07, 2020
Vaccines coming this month, as Ontario hits new daily record and P.E.I. locks down
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history could begin as early as next week, as tough new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 took effect in Princ...
Dec 07, 2020
U of S professor recommends Vitamin D supplement for boost in the winter
In the winter months, it can be difficult to get the Vitamin D we need.That's why Dr. Susan Whiting, distinguished professor in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan,...
Dec 07, 2020
Opposition leaders say Liberals' vaccine rollout is undermining public trust
OTTAWA - Opposition political leaders blasted the Liberal government for its piecemeal approach to a plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians, saying it risks people's confidence in the science and ...
Dec 07, 2020
Several COVID cases, one school moves to remote learning
On the weekend, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual in several schools: Queen Mary, Arthur Pechey, Carlton and Vincent Massey. Vincent Massey sch...
Dec 07, 2020