Tag Archives: Health
COVID case at W.P. Sandin School in Shellbrook
A COVID-19 case has been identified at W.P. Sandin Public High School in Shellbrook.In a media release, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division said, in part, the Saskatchewan Health Authority ...
Nov 15, 2020
COVID case at St. Mary High School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified at Prince Albert's cole St. Mary High School. In a media release, the P.A. Catholic School Division said the case had been identified by Saskatchewan He...
Nov 15, 2020
'She's everything to me': B.C. mom in coma due to COVID-19 gives birth
Dave McIntosh is in "uncharted territory": he's able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot. Gill McIntosh, 37, remains i...
Nov 15, 2020
COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases
Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials urged people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and over...
Nov 15, 2020
Two more COVID-19 cases at St. Augustine School in Humboldt, one in-person class continues
Less than a week after its first positive COVID-19 case, St. Augustine School in Humboldt suffered two additional instances of the virus.Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) announced the Saskatc...
Nov 15, 2020
Pandemic aggravates opioid crisis as overdoses rise and services fall out of reach
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 crisis has overshadowed an equally dark pandemic of opioid overdoses, which have risen sharply since March as the border closure and limited access to services raise fatal risks ...
Nov 15, 2020
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
TORONTO - The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that contin...
Nov 14, 2020
Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario reports COVID-19 case
The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation says a contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the remote northwestern Ontario community.Chief Christopher Moonias says in a statement that the communit...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. kids with autism and their caregivers lack support during pandemic: survey
VANCOUVER - The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has cut off supports for children with autism and their caregivers, leaving them feeling abandoned by the British Columbia government, advocates and ...
Nov 13, 2020
'It's just disgusting': Broncos parents angry over lack of action on bus seatbelts
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Not a day goes by in the painful aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that Michelle Straschnitzki doesn't wonder what if? Straschnitki's son, Ryan, was one of 13 survivor...
Nov 13, 2020