Tag Archives: Health
Popular P.A. restaurant temporarily closes after staff member COVID case
A popular Prince Albert restaurant has decided to close temporarily after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Original Joe's made the announcement to voluntarily close on Saturday.On Sunday, ...
Nov 22, 2020
COVID cases at St. Mary School
On Sunday evening, Nov.22, officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority identified positive COVID-19 cases in three individuals at cole St. Mary High School. In a media release the Prince Albert C...
Nov 22, 2020
New COVID-19 restrictions coming into effect as case numbers soar across Canada
Regions across Canada braced for a host of new public health restrictions on Sunday as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sent case counts soaring from coast to coast.Surging case counts that re...
Nov 22, 2020
Catholic Family Services of the Battlefords' Snowflake Campaign benefits mental health
A single snowflake may be the first sign on someone's path to healing. Catholic Family Services of the Battlefords (CFS) is beginning its annual Christmas Snowflake Campaign to raise funds to support ...
Nov 22, 2020
Rent relief opens for business as Liberals set to deliver economic update on Nov. 30
OTTAWA - The federal government's latest lifeline to cash-strapped businesses landed with a swirl of anxiety as companies face an uncertain future that may become clearer next week when the Liberals t...
Nov 22, 2020
236 new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 236 new COVID-19 cases in the province on Sunday. The North Central accounts for 24 of those new cases, while there are 17 in the North West and nine in the ...
Nov 22, 2020
Trudeau joins G20 in promising COVID-19 aid to poor nations, rejecting protectionism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined leaders from the world's 20 richest nations on Sunday in a promise to work together to keep trade flowing, fight climate change and provide COVID-19 vacci...
Nov 22, 2020
SGEU wants government to implement policy allowing employees to work from home
The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) is calling on the provincial government to do more than to just consider a work-from-home policy.According to a media release, Barry Nowo...
Nov 22, 2020
Exclusion of mental illness in assisted dying-bill slammed by psychiatrists
OTTAWA - The federal bill revising the rules on medically assisted death in Canada has raised the ire of the Canadian Psychiatric Association over the proposed law's explicit rejection of mental illne...
Nov 22, 2020
COVID case at Canwood school
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Canwood Public School in Canwood, north west of Prince Albert. In a media release, the Saskatchewan Rivers...
Nov 21, 2020