Tag Archives: Health
Contact tracing underway in tri-communities after first case of coronavirus
Contacting tracing is underway after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed Oct. 10 in the tri-communities."The nurses immediately did contact tracing with the positive case and they are working ...
Oct 13, 2020
COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam cau...
Oct 13, 2020
PM blasts Tories for push to keep WE probe alive, says government focused on COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blasted opposition parties for continuing their effort to dig into the WE Charity issue, and says his government is instead focused on helping Canadians thro...
Oct 13, 2020
Quebec moves more regions to highest COVID-19 alert level amid decline in new cases
MONTREAL - The decline in the daily number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Quebec is a sign the government's targeted lockdown approach is working, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday, but he warn...
Oct 13, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:42 p.m. Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province will change the way COVID-19 is tested to make it more...
Oct 13, 2020
Saskatchewan records 48 new COVID-19 cases, many in North Central zone
There are 48 new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Saskatchewan, 19 of which are in the province's North Central zone, an area that includes Prince Albert. Meanwhile, the Premier is calling on the p...
Oct 12, 2020
Conservatives want an anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want MPs to create an anti-corruption committee to investigate the WE Charity issue.Tory ethics critic Michael Barrett says the new forum would press for answers to ...
Oct 12, 2020
"More than a piece of metal:" Nunavut community gets its first ambulance
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The summer sealift typically brings everything from housewares to heavy equipment to Pond Inlet in Nunavut. But this year, on Aug. 28, the ship dropped off something the remote comm...
Oct 12, 2020
Individual at École St. Anne School tests positive for COVID-19
A classroom at cole St. Anne School impacted by a positive case of COVID-19 is now being required to isolate and will continue to do so until Oct. 22.Prince Albert Catholic School Division Director of...
Oct 11, 2020
24 new COVID-19 cases, 12 linked to P.A.'s Gospel Outreach outbreak
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reporting 24 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Initial investigations have linked 12 of these cases to the Gospel Outreach outbreak in Prince Albert. Regina is a...
Oct 11, 2020