Tag Archives: Health
Companies warn Tory motion could deter domestic production of PPE
OTTAWA - Canadian companies that answered the government's call to produce ventilators and other desperately needed equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic say they're worried opposition MPs are now de...
Oct 23, 2020
Possible COVID-19 exposures in Sask. communities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting Saskatchewan residents of possible recent COVID-19 exposures in businesses in the province including Prince Albert and Shellbrook. The following are...
Oct 23, 2020
Majority of international travellers since March deemed 'essential', avoid quarantine
OTTAWA - More than 4.6 million people have arrived in Canada since the border closed last March but fewer than one-quarter of them were ordered to quarantine - the rest were deemed "essential" travell...
Oct 23, 2020
Positive COVID-19 case at John Paul II Collegiate
The John Paul II Collegiate High School is informing the public, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed they have a positive COVID-19 case in the school.According to a media release fro...
Oct 22, 2020
Promised path to residency for "Guardian Angel" asylum seekers yet to open
OTTAWA - A much-heralded program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to accept a single application. Federal Immigrati...
Oct 22, 2020
COVID-19 testing option to be tried at Calgary airport, U.S. border crossing
International travellers arriving in Alberta by air or land will have the option to take an expedited COVID-19 test to avoid quarantining for 14 days - a move the premier says would help the province'...
Oct 22, 2020
UPDATE: Special day of giving for the annual On Air for Healthcare Radiothon
UPDATE: The On Air for Healthcare Radiothon is still going as strong as ever today! People are coming by the CJNB radio station parking lot drive-through drop-off site, calling the Battlefords Union H...
Oct 22, 2020
Canada's mink breeders increasing security to protect animals and industry from COVID
HALIFAX - Canada's mink breeders are increasing safety measures on their farms to avoid the devastating COVID-19 outbreaks that have plagued their European and American counterparts. Infections ...
Oct 22, 2020
60 new cases of COVID-19, provincial total now 2,558
There are 60 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 recoveries in Saskatchewan today.The new cases are located in the Far North West (two), Far North East (six), North West (four), North Central (13), North Eas...
Oct 22, 2020
Melfort Hospital gift shop temporarily moves into Historic Post Office
The gift shop at the Melfort Hospital will be temporarily set-up at the Melfort Historic Post Office.Volunteers with the North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) run the gift shop but have been lo...
Oct 22, 2020