Tag Archives: Health
Positive COVID-19 cases at multiple LSSD schools
Living Sky School Division announced three cases of COVID-19 within its schools. The cases were diagnosed in an individual in Norman Carter Elementary School in Wilkie, SK, and in two individuals in S...
Dec 06, 2020
COVID cases exceed 10,000, four more deaths
A further four people have died following positive tests for COVID-19, as the total number of reported cases in Saskatchewan since the pandemic began moved beyond the 10,000 mark. Over a hundred new c...
Dec 06, 2020
Wadena Hospital emergency room to experience temporary disruption
There will be a temporary disruption to services at the Wadena Hospital emergency room beginning on Monday. The disruption will start at 8 a.m. on Monday and run until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8.During...
Dec 06, 2020
Report says U.S. diplomats likely targeted in energy attack, unsure about Canadians
OTTAWA - A new report commissioned by the U.S. government says the mysterious brain injuries suffered by American diplomats posted in Cuba in 2016 were most likely caused by an attack using "directed"...
Dec 06, 2020
Canadian entrepreneurs in south Florida lament loss of snowbirds, eye 2021 homecoming
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Ca...
Dec 05, 2020
National Student Loan Service Centre plagued by delays as requests for help soar
Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance. The phone lines for the Nation...
Dec 05, 2020
Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre
OTTAWA - New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for a northern Ontario First Nation that has spent the past six decades ...
Dec 05, 2020
Manitoba judge rules church can't hold drive-in services forbidden by health order
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge rejected a church's request Saturday to hold drive-in services despite the province's COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and in-person religious events. "The onus t...
Dec 05, 2020
202 COVID-19 cases reported, lower numbers due to data issue
The province is reporting 202 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total up to 9,730 cases. The Saskatchewan Health Authority did note the reported number is "much lower than anticipated due t...
Dec 05, 2020
COVID-19 cases hit new records as Tam urges perseverance, promises vaccine on the way
Canada's top doctor urged cautious optimism - and a healthy dose of patience - on Saturday, even as the second wave of COVID-19 continued its unsettling rise. There is still a "long road ahead" in the...
Dec 05, 2020