Tag Archives: Health

Sask. Pen staff member tests positive for COVID-19
During Thursday afternoon's press conference, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab confirmed a reporter's question that a staff member at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has in fact tes...
Oct 01, 2020

Hawks seeking additional volunteer security guards ahead of potential pandemic season
As Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) clubs prepare for a potential season amidst the coronavirus pandemic, one team is seeking the public's assistance to get more hands on deck.The Nipawin Hawk...
Oct 01, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW Oct. 1, 2020
Reporter Trevor Redden talks about local pharmacies recommending residents book their appointments for flu vaccines ahead of time.
Oct 01, 2020

Province records 14 new cases of COVID-19, releases numbers on active youth cases
The province has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 and released its weekly report on active cases involving children and youth in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the North Central (one), Nor...
Oct 01, 2020

Second Quebec health care worker fired after Indigenous woman's hospital death
MONTREAL - A second health-care worker has been fired in connection with the treatment of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to degrading remarks in a hospital northeast of Montreal before she died...
Oct 01, 2020

Airline unions call on Ottawa for $7 billion in loans for ailing industry
Labour leaders are calling on Ottawa to provide immediate financial aid and rapid viral testing to an airline industry devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The heads of two pilots' unions and Unifor a...
Oct 01, 2020

'Staying calm:' Nunavut's top doctor trying to keep Far North safe from COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, Dr. Michael Patterson is a household name. As the territory's chief public health officer, he leads the team responsible for keeping COVID-19 out of Nunavut's 25 c...
Oct 01, 2020

Local pharmacies encourage flu shot appointments ahead of 'very difficult season'
Beginning Oct. 19, Saskatchewan residents will be able to receive a flu shot to protect themselves from influenza this winter.With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the world, local health professi...
Oct 01, 2020

Colouring books educate youth about suicide
A group that works with inner city youth has donated 27 boxes of colouring books to Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), one box for each school with the PAGC's member communities.The Kookum and Kids c...
Oct 01, 2020

Promise of hybrid sittings clears way for Senate to deal with worker-aid bill
OTTAWA - The government's representative in the Senate is promising to introduce a motion Friday to hold hybrid sittings of the upper house during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Marc Gold's promise clear...
Oct 01, 2020