Tag Archives: Health
EU reimposes travel restriction on Canada amid rising pandemic numbers
OTTAWA - The European Union's council has reimposed a travel restriction on Canada as it battles a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move reverses a decision in June that lifted entry restrict...
Oct 22, 2020
Evolving science reason for inconsistent messaging on COVID-19: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says messages on how to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem inconsistent, but that's because the epidemiology is different across the countr...
Oct 22, 2020
A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...
Oct 22, 2020
Potential COVID-19 exposures at businesses in communities across Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the residents of possible COVID-19 exposures at businesses in multiple communities across the province.The SHA is instructing those who were at the ...
Oct 22, 2020
Quebec pork plant outbreak grows as Alberta looks to boost ailing travel industry
A COVID-19 outbreak at a Quebec pork-processing plant grew Thursday as Manitoba expanded its restrictions and Alberta announced a testing pilot at two international border crossings that it hopes will...
Oct 22, 2020
Melfort Ambulance encouraging furnace safety as weather cools
The snow has finally hit and the mercury is diving with daily highs getting below zero. That means furnaces are coming on, if they haven't already.Melfort Ambulance is making sure everyone is safe wit...
Oct 22, 2020
No confidence showdown over sweeping Tory motion on government handling of pandemic
OTTAWA - The Liberals will not turn a Conservative motion into a test of confidence in their minority government - despite arguing the motion is so broad and its demand for documents so massive that i...
Oct 21, 2020
'The most important challenge we have is at the individual level': COVID cases spike in NITHA communities
The decision to impose travel restrictions or place a community on lockdown is at the discretion of the community's leadership, according to the medical health officer for the Norther Inter-Tribal Hea...
Oct 21, 2020
Infrastructure in Nunavut far behind that in most of Canada: report
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Health care, housing and internet access for Inuit in Nunavut all lag far behind what a majority of Canadians expect for themselves, says a new report. The 300-page document was com...
Oct 21, 2020
Province records 57 new cases of COVID-19, 17 of which are in North Central zone
There are 57 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 recoveries in Saskatchewan.According to a media release, the new cases are located in the Far North East (one), North West (one), North Central (17), North Ea...
Oct 21, 2020