Tag Archives: Health
Feds say 100,000 rapid COVID-19 tests have arrived, being distributed to provinces
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the first shipment of rapid tests for COVID-19 has arrived in Canada, but their eventual destinations remain shrouded in mystery. Canada signed a deal la...
Oct 21, 2020
COVID-19 positive person or persons were at trio of locations in Kelvington
Kelvington is one of communities listed in the Saskatchewan Health Authorities COVID-19 exposure list on Wednesday, Oct. 21.A person or persons who tested positive for the virus was at three different...
Oct 21, 2020
Officials in Toronto and Montreal strike differing tones on COVID-19 in their cities
Health officials in Toronto and Montreal struck vastly different tones on the state of COVID-19 in their cities on Wednesday, with Toronto's medical officer of health warning the Ontario capital could...
Oct 21, 2020
Liberal minority survives confidence vote in the Commons with NDP and Green backing
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority government survived its most serious confidence test yet Wednesday, but opposition resentment over the Liberals' high-stakes brinkmanship may make it more difficult ...
Oct 21, 2020
Canada's bill to outlaw LGBTQ2 conversion therapy has global influence: UN expert
OTTAWA - A United Nations expert says proposed Canadian legislation that would ban forcing children or adults into therapy to alter their sexual orientation or gender identity could help further LGBTQ...
Oct 21, 2020
Positive cases of coronavirus appear at Cumberland House school
Two cases of the coronavirus have been identified at Charlebois Community School in Cumberland House.That's according to a letter to community members from Northern Lights School Division, which notes...
Oct 20, 2020
McCorriston calls for more disclosure from SHA on locations of COVID-19 cases
As of Tuesday, Oct. 20, active COVID-19 case numbers are the highest they've ever been in Saskatchewan since the start of the pandemic. After 44 new cases on Tuesday and 14 recoveries, the province ha...
Oct 20, 2020
Troops ordered to keep guard up to protect military from COVID-19 resurgence
OTTAWA - Top defence officials have ordered Canadian troops to keep up their guard against COVID-19 while painting a gloomy picture of how the pandemic could affect the military and country for the ne...
Oct 20, 2020
Deal reached between Drifters and Kikinahk to house homeless starting next month
A deal has been reached between La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre and Drifters Motel to house those who are homeless overnight during the winter. "This week I will be putting an ad out for staff,"...
Oct 20, 2020
Province records 44 new COVID-19 cases, working to determine sources of transmission
The province has recorded 44 new cases of COVID-19, and 14 recoveries. The provincial total is now at 2,439 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (two), Far North East (one), North We...
Oct 20, 2020