Tag Archives: Health
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths may continue to rise in coming weeks: Tam
Severe cases of COVID-19 may soon rise as hospitalizations and deaths catch up to the recent spread of the illness, Canada's chief public health officer warned on Wednesday, as Quebec and Ontario repo...
Nov 04, 2020
Two Melfort businesses named in latest COVID-19 exposure list
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has reported their latest COVID-19 exposure list and Melfort is mentioned.On the evening of Oct. 29, a person or persons who tested COVID-19 positive were at two loca...
Nov 04, 2020
Canada's first case of rare swine flu variant found in central Alberta patient
EDMONTON - Canada's first case of a rare swine flu variant has been found in a patient from central Alberta, but the province's chief medical officer of health says it seems to be isolated. Dr. Deena ...
Nov 04, 2020
Alberta investigating Canada’s first case of rare swine flu variant
EDMONTON — Provincial health and agriculture officials are investigating a rare case of variant swine flu in a patient from central Alberta. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, a...
Nov 04, 2020
P.A. businesses support mandatory mask requirement
Effective Friday, anyone entering a retail business, pharmacy or restaurant in Prince Albert, Saskatoon or Regina, will be required to wear a mask.The retailerThe decision to make masks mandatory in a...
Nov 03, 2020
Touching stories to be shared during Children’s Hospital Radiothon
This year's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon Nov. 4-5 is going to mean an awful lot to children across the province like Torrie Schaffer.Schaffer, now 13, got sick on the Easter long weekend...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians and Americans want loosened COVID-19 restrictions for border town
DELTA, B.C. - Steve Power is standing on a beach across from his wife and two granddaughters, but they're ever so careful not to break the law by touching each other or stepping over an invisible line...
Nov 03, 2020
B.C. seniors advocate wants change in care home visits during pandemic
VICTORIA - Health restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at British Columbia's long-term care and assisted living facilities should be revised to allow more family members to visit loved ones,...
Nov 03, 2020
Mandatory masks in Prince Albert, further gathering restrictions to take effect Friday
Starting Friday, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon will institute mandatory masking for all public indoor spaces to slow transmission of COVID-19, among other amendments to the current public health...
Nov 03, 2020
Potential COVID-19 exposure in North Battleford, other Sask. communities
Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infectious:North BattlefordOctober 2...
Nov 03, 2020