Tag Archives: Health
Liberals defend COVID-19 vaccine deals and distribution plans
OTTAWA - The Liberals are pushing back against allegations from their political rivals that the federal government has failed Canadians on COVID-19 vaccines, noting Canada was one of the first countri...
Dec 01, 2020
Canadians not worried other countries will get COVID-19 vaccine first: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians aren't currently worried that people in other countries might get a COVID-19 vaccine first. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents to a survey conducted by Lg...
Dec 01, 2020
Tory MPs keep talking on assisted dying bill as clock ticks down to Dec. 18 deadline
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are refusing to be rushed into a vote on assisted dying legislation, despite a looming court-imposed deadline. The Liberal minority government has until Dec. 18 to pass Bill ...
Nov 30, 2020
Health supports, tax credits and rebates highlights for Goudy in throne speech
The throne speech was delivered in Regina on Monday, Nov. 30 and covered a number of topics including COVID-19, and election promises.For Melfort MLA Todd Goudy, he told northeastNOW there was lots of...
Nov 30, 2020
Latest P.A. COVID outbreaks include Victoria Hospital dialysis unit, two Prince Albert Care Homes
There are a number of Prince Albert locations listed on the latest COVID-19 outbreak list from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). An outbreak is declared whenever two or more people test positiv...
Nov 30, 2020
Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor
EDMONTON - A retired top doctor says public health orders have to balance science with society if they are to be effective. "(Measures) will only work if you have a majority of the population that sup...
Nov 30, 2020
Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's first fall mini-budget finds new funds for families and businesses and scratches a longtime provincial itch over transfer payments as she tries to find a ...
Nov 30, 2020
Two deaths and 325 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the province continues to grow, along with another grim statistic: Two more people have died in the province from complications related to the virus.The two resi...
Nov 30, 2020
Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling
VICTORIA - A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system where extensive negative profiling of Indigenous patients affects treatment and care. Mary ...
Nov 30, 2020
Horizon School Division implements 'masking breaks' as masking becomes mandatory for all students
New public health measures came into effect in Saskatchewan on Friday, Nov. 27.Included in the new measures in masking in school being expanded to students in pre-kindergarten all the way up to Grade ...
Nov 30, 2020