Tag Archives: Health
Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says
The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...
Dec 02, 2020
Half of people living in territories assaulted at least once after age 15: survey
The director of a Yukon women's advocacy group says she's not surprised by a new survey that shows more than 60 per cent of the territory's residents reported being physically or sexually assaulted at...
Dec 02, 2020
Refugee advocates criticize Canada's decision to resume deportations during COVID-19
MONTREAL - Refugee advocates are criticizing Canada's decision to resume deportations before the country irons out the details of a program to grant permanent residency to asylum-seekers who have been...
Dec 02, 2020
Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Service...
Dec 02, 2020
Prince Albert's drive-thru testing site busy for first day
Update: As of 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, SHA advised that anymore in the lineup beyond a truck with flashing lights located at the intersection of Eighth St. E and Sixth Ave. E. would likely not be seen tod...
Dec 02, 2020
U of S study shows hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants may pollute air
A University of Saskatchewan team has conducted research into the airborne polluting effects of cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants and says these pose health risks.According ...
Dec 02, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:26 p.m. Yukon health officials say they're investigating a new COVID-19 case in Whitehorse. Chief medical officer Dr. Brendan ...
Dec 02, 2020
Liberals have no mandate for spending: Hoback
Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, says the federal Liberal minority government does not have a mandate for large amounts of the proposed COVID response spending that includes money for soci...
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 lockdown lifted in Nunavut, while Arviat still under restrictions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's two-week lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 was lifted in almost all communities Wednesday as the territory had more recovered than active cases for the first time. S...
Dec 01, 2020
Hindsight 2020: how archivists work to remember a year most would rather forget
OTTAWA - Canadians may wish to forget the year 2020 ever happened, but across the country, museums and archives are working furiously to ensure a full record of the COVID-19 pandemic is in place. "If ...
Dec 01, 2020