Tag Archives: Health
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:38 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 941 new cases of COVID-19 today, along with 10 deaths. Health officials say there are 7,...
Nov 24, 2020
Flin Flon Bombers pause season until after Christmas break
The Flin Flon Bombers will not be playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the rest of 2020.This just a few weeks after the Manitoba government deemed the province a red zone due to a COVI...
Nov 24, 2020
Assisted-death bill sends wrong message to Indigenous people, advocates say
OTTAWA - Assisted-dying legislation sends the wrong message to Indigenous communities, advocates said Tuesday as voices opposed to the bill continued to ring out on Parliament Hill. Indigenous e...
Nov 24, 2020
Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation
Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who i...
Nov 24, 2020
Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation
Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who i...
Nov 24, 2020
VIDO-InterVac seeks support from City of Saskatoon to become 'Centre for Pandemic Research'
The director of Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac facility is hoping to get the city's support to become a national centre for pandemic research.Dr. Volker Gerdts and Lawyer Doug Richardson made a presentatio...
Nov 23, 2020
Many Canadians gaining weight during COVID-19: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests many Canadians are gaining weight because they're eating more and exercising less during COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly one-third of respondents in the survey conducted b...
Nov 23, 2020
Well-wishes pour in for Fred Sasakamoose as he battles COVID-19
Players and officials are sending their wishes to Fred Sasakamoose, who was recently admitted to hospital due to a recent presumptive COVID-19 diagnosis.Sasakamoose, 86, was the first Canadian Indigen...
Nov 23, 2020
Four deaths and 235 new cases of COVID-19 in Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting four new deaths from COVID-19. Those who have died include a resident from their 60s from the Far North East zone, a person above 80 from the North West zon...
Nov 23, 2020
Fond du Lac residents not self-isolating, refusing to be tested: Athabasca Health Authority
Some residents of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation, who are supposed to be self-isolating due to the coronavirus, are allowing visitors in their homes and exposing them to it. That's according to a...
Nov 23, 2020