Tag Archives: Health
Hockey and all other team sports suspended until Dec.17
As part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's new restrictions, released on Wednesday, all team sports and group physical activities have been suspended until at least Dec.17. Saskatchewan now joins ...
Nov 25, 2020
'A wake up call': La Ronge mayor urges residents to follow new health orders
La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak is warning local residents to follow the public health orders issued by the provincial government Wednesday to avoid a widescale economic lockdown. "I sure hope this is...
Nov 25, 2020
SHA identifies positive COVID-19 case at École Holy Cross School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at cole Holy Cross School. The individual is in the before and after school care program located at cole Holy...
Nov 25, 2020
New public health measures to come into effect Friday
The Government of Saskatchewan have issued new COVID-19 measures as of Friday, to try to stem the transmission rates across the province. These measures impact restaurants, performance and gaming venu...
Nov 25, 2020
Horgan's NDP cabinet built to tackle pandemic, economic recovery, says former premier
VICTORIA - Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt says he understands the balancing act that John Horgan is facing as he is set to introduce his NDP government's new cabinet Thursday during a pandemic that...
Nov 25, 2020
Province reaches over 3,000 active cases of COVID-19, 164 new cases
There are 164 new cases of COVID-19 and 79 recoveries in Saskatchewan.The milestone of 3,000 active cases has been reached eight days after the 2,000 active case mark was breached on Nov. 17. Previous...
Nov 25, 2020
Year-long clerkship program welcomes two medical students to Melfort
A new to Melfort program has two students from the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine spending their third-year clerkship shadowing local physicians.The Saskatchewan longitudinal Integra...
Nov 25, 2020
Five people dying every day from toxic illicit drugs in B.C.: Coroner
VICTORIA - Doctors and nurses are being asked to support British Columbia's safe supply drug program and other substance use measures, as an average of five people a day die from illicit drug overdose...
Nov 25, 2020
Another COVID-19 Case at JPII
Update: Saskatchewan Health Authority officials have reported another case of COVID-19 at John Paul II Collegiate High School in North Battleford, after initially announcing earlier in the day. No oth...
Nov 25, 2020
N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amid affordable housing crunch
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in temporary rent controls amid a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax. Housing Minister Chuck Porter sai...
Nov 25, 2020