Tag Archives: Health
Canada approves first HIV self-test in long-awaited move to reduce screening barriers
Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada in a long-awaited move that experts say is critical to diagnosing people who don't know they have the virus. Health Canada granted a ...
Nov 03, 2020
COVID case at Ecole St. Mary
The Prince Albert Catholic School Division is reporting a COVID-19 case at Ecole St. Mary High School.In a media release Monday evening the division said it had been informed of the positive case by o...
Nov 02, 2020
COVID-19 case found at school in Loon Lake
Saskatchewan Health Authority officials have identified a positive case of COVID-19 in an individual at Ernie Studer School in Loon Lake, Sask.In a statement, the Northwest School Division confirmed t...
Nov 02, 2020
Province reports 74 new cases of COVID-19, 34 people in hospital
There are 74 new cases of COVID-19 to report, bringing the provincial total to 3,292.The new cases are located in the Far North West (one), North West (five), North Central (22), North East (one), Sas...
Nov 02, 2020
Manitoba tightens COVID-19 rules as Ontario considers loosening them
Manitoba weighed imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 while Ontario considered whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots on Monday, as both provinces continued to see hundre...
Nov 02, 2020
Positive COVID-19 case at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School
UPDATE: The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division issued an updated release stating public health conducted its investigation and concluded the affected Grade 10 class can return to in-school lea...
Nov 02, 2020
More possible COVID-19 exposures in North Battleford, Prince Albert and others
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is announcing potential COVID-19 exposures to the public at businesses in various Sask. communities.The SHA is requesting those who were at the following locati...
Nov 02, 2020
COVID-19 case announced at Cudworth School
The Horizon School Division has announced a COVID-19 positive test at one of its schools.On Oct. 30, the division was notified of a positive case at Cudworth School. Contact tracing is underway accord...
Nov 02, 2020
Case of COVID-19 identified at Spiritwood High
The Living Sky School Division announced today an individual at Spiritwood High School has been diagnosed with COVID-19.In keeping with the division's health and safety protocols, the school is receiv...
Nov 02, 2020
Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada; Manitoba's case count stays high
Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than one thousand new COVID-19 cases, while farther west in Manitoba, officials again reported hundreds of new cases as its capital city gets set for tighter...
Oct 31, 2020