Tag Archives: Health
Patient wants B.C. to protect legal rights of mentally ill like most provinces
VANCOUVER - A week after giving birth to her daughter, Shareen Nimmo was forced to enter a psychiatric facility without being informed of her rights or having access to independent legal advice. ...
Sep 01, 2020
Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.'s public health officer
VICTORIA - The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C. Teachers' Federation as unrealistic wasn't meant to be a commercial about what classrooms would look...
Aug 31, 2020
SHA hires nine new doctors and nurse in Meadow Lake area
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced the hiring of nine new physicians and one nurse practitioner for the Meadow Lake area providing services at both the medical clinic and hospital.Dr. U...
Aug 31, 2020
SHA notifies P.A. residents about COVID-19 exposures
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is letting the public know about COVID-19 exposures at multiple Prince Albert businesses.According to a media release, the SHA is notifying the public that an i...
Aug 31, 2020
Pair of volunteers, making and selling face masks in support of North East SPCA
A pair of volunteers with the North East SPCA have been able to bring in several thousand dollars for the local animal shelter through sales of face masks.Johanna Hnatuik does the sewing while Bonnie ...
Aug 31, 2020
Province records four new COVID-19 cases, 12 more recoveries
There are four new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more recoveries to report in Saskatchewan. The latest numbers brings the total amount to 1,619 reported cases. The new cases are located in Saskatoon (one),...
Aug 31, 2020
Hospital foundation launches fundraiser to complete NICU project
The new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is set to be equipped and furnished thanks to a newly-launched fundraising effort from the Victoria Hospital Found...
Aug 31, 2020
Vancouver Aquarium closes programming amid 'financially challenging' time
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium is closing to the public, putting its programming on pause while it attempts to recover from the financial devastation of COVID-19. Ocean Wise, the non-profit organi...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada has contracts for up to four COVID-19 vaccines but they won't be mandatory
OTTAWA - Canada is near the front of the line to get millions of doses of four of the most promising COVID-19 vaccines in development, but the federal government does not plan to make g...
Aug 31, 2020