Tag Archives: Health
B.C. coroners service to release latest data on overdose deaths amid recent spike
VANCOUVER - The coroners service is expected to release data today on the latest number of monthly overdose deaths in British Columbia after three months of rising fatalities during the pandemic.The p...
Sep 22, 2020
10 new cases of COVID-19, nine more recoveries in Saskatchewan
There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province and nine more recoveries.The provincial total is now at 1,824.The new cases are in the Far North East (one), Saskatoon (six), Central West ...
Sep 22, 2020
Liberal effort to reset policy agenda panned by rivals as too much talk, not action
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government unveiled sweeping goals Wednesday to expand or extend supports for Canadians from nearly every sector of society in a throne speech billed as their "ambitious ...
Sep 22, 2020
Saskatchewan purchasing more influenza vaccine
With flu season fast approaching, the Saskatchewan government has increased its order of influenza vaccine.In a media release Tuesday, the government announced it had purchased 36.5 per cent more vacc...
Sep 22, 2020
Opposition blames Liberals as talks around return of Parliament near 11th hour
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties blamed the Liberal government for failing to properly prepare for the return of Parliament as negotiations around in-person versus virtual sittings went down to the...
Sep 22, 2020
The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 4:45 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting a new case of COVID-19 for the first time in more than two weeks. Dr. Robert Strang,...
Sep 22, 2020
Public health officials urge Canadians to limit contacts again as COVID-19 cases rise
OTTAWA - Canada will see a dramatic resurgence of COVID-19 cases unless people limit contact with others in coming days, the country's chief public health officer warns. Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday t...
Sep 22, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 22
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:23 p.m. EDT on Sept. 22, 2020: There are 146,663 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 68,617 confirmed (including 5,805 deaths, 59,450 ...
Sep 22, 2020
COVID-19 case reported at McClean Lake uranium mill site
A case of COVID-19 has been identified on the McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan.Orano Canada confirmed Sunday one of their employees tested positive and is in isolation at the mill ca...
Sep 21, 2020
Mental health counsellor enters Ward 7 race
A woman who organized the Black Lives Matter rally in Prince Albert last June, has now set her sights on a new challenge.Diana Wooden has joined the race in Ward 7. Wooden told paNOW she really enjoye...
Sep 21, 2020