Tag Archives: Health
What's on the menu for the P.A. hospitality industry as govt. ponders next COVID moves?
The hospitality industry is being left largely unscathed - for the coming days at least - in the province's latest and stricter COVID measures, but the Chief Medical Health Officer has intimated that ...
Nov 18, 2020
Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness c...
Nov 18, 2020
Empty Stocking Fund campaign now in full swing
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre is encouraging people to give to the Empty Stocking Fund, with more people in need this year due to the impact of COVID-19."A lot of people are not wo...
Nov 17, 2020
Cook-Searson supports mandatory masks and additional new health orders
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson supports the provincial government's announcement Tuesday to make indoor mask wearing mandatory in all parts of Saskatchewan. During a press c...
Nov 17, 2020
Mandatory masks and private gatherings down to 5 among new COVID measures to mid-December
Mandatory masks across Saskatchewan and private indoor gatherings reduced to five people are just some of the new public health measures to take effect on Thursday. There will also be restrictions on ...
Nov 17, 2020
Simple messages and coherent policy needed to clear up COVID confusion: experts
Simple, direct messaging from officials is necessary to clear up confusion about shifting public health restrictions amid skyrocketing COVID-19 infections in Canada, experts in health and communicatio...
Nov 17, 2020
NITHA declares COVID-19 outbreak at James Smith Cree Nation
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the James Smith Cree Nation.In an announcement from NITHA, they say the declaration comes after a number of posit...
Nov 17, 2020
Head of WHO praises Canada's anti-COVID response; warns vaccine won't be a panacea
TORONTO - Canada deserves praise for its efforts to fight COVID-19 both at home and abroad as well as for its commitment to public health, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. In...
Nov 17, 2020
Coronavirus cases surge in Fond du Lac as water treatment plant malfunctions
The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation Emergency Team is calling for more public health interventions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.According to a media release, positive cas...
Nov 17, 2020
Nunavut reports 34 new COVID-19 infections, more than doubling total cases
COVID-19 cases in Nunavut have more than doubled with 34 new infections. There are now 60 active cases in the territory. Nunavut's Health Department said Tuesday that an additional 26 cases have...
Nov 17, 2020