Tag Archives: Health
Saskatoon ag-based company looks to lighten the province’s load of COVID testing
Quantum Genetix is looking to ease the load of asymptomatic COVID testing on Saskatchewan, but it will cost you.The company, which usually works within the agricultural sector, is now licensed and sel...
Dec 03, 2020
Liberals accuse Conservatives of disregarding court deadline, filibustering MAID bill
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of thumbing their noses at a looming court deadline by filibustering a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying. Government House l...
Dec 03, 2020
Outbreak declared at Prince Albert cold weather shelter
Prince Albert's newest cold weather shelter was forced to temporarily close its doors in connection to a COVID-19 outbreak.YWCA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Donna Brooks confirmed the news for paNOW ...
Dec 03, 2020
Climate change costs taking increasing chunk off Canada's GDP growth: study
Climate change costs are already taking an increasing bite out of Canada's economic growth and the country is falling behind other nations when it comes to planning for them, says federally funded res...
Dec 03, 2020
Trudeau tells United Nations to address COVID-19 inequality amid vaccine advances
OTTAWA - The world's fight against COVID-19 doesn't end with the successful distribution of a vaccine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. Trudeau said ...
Dec 03, 2020
Twist of fate: Prairie provinces become COVID-19 hot spot in pandemic's second wave
EDMONTON - The three Prairie provinces have become the epicentre of COVID-19's second wave in Canada - surpassing Ontario and Quebec, the two most populous provinces that were initially the hardest hi...
Dec 03, 2020
SHA confirms latest surge plans as COVID cases escalate
Amid the continued increase in COVID-19 cases, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is announcing the next phase of its surge plan to meet the expected demand for COVID-19 patients in the next two ...
Dec 03, 2020
Three active COVID cases connected to the Prince Albert Correctional Centre
According to a statement Thursday from the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, corrections staff are working closely with public health authorities to reduce the likelihood of further...
Dec 03, 2020
Province reaches over 4,000 active COVID-19 cases
Another resident in their 80s from the province's South zone has died after testing positive for COVID-19. With seven deaths, December is already Saskatchewan's second deadliest month of the pandemic ...
Dec 03, 2020
110 people tested on Day 1 of P.A. COVID testing drive-thru
UPDATE: Around 2 p.m. Thursday the testing site line-up was cut off to accommodate those who could be processed by the 4 p.m. closing time.--The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding the pu...
Dec 03, 2020