Tag Archives: Health

Suicide awareness walkers will reach Stanley Mission Friday
A 320-kilometre walk to raise awareness about suicide comes to an end tomorrow in Stanley Mission.Laurie-Anne Roberts and her husband, Jason, along with a handful of supporters, left Prince Albert on ...
Aug 27, 2020

Fewer than 10 per cent of students expected on P.A. Sask Poly campus
Not surprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic will mean a much quieter start to the academic year at the Prince Albert campus of Saskatchewan Polytechnic in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the student body is ...
Aug 27, 2020

Gov't info package details illness protocols ahead of new school year
The Government of Saskatchewan has given new details on how schools should respond if a student, teacher of other member of staff become ill once the new year gets underway Sept.8.The Ministry of Educ...
Aug 27, 2020
'Out in the cold': La Ronge council rejects rezoning for Scattered Site relocation
A four to one vote by La Ronge council means a building along La Ronge Avenue won't be rezoned to allow for the relocation of the Scattered Site Outreach Program. The decision generated a lot of inter...
Aug 27, 2020

Fin Island Trail Run kicks off Friday
While residents in the Battlefords have been unable to enjoy outdoor events throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there's one opportunity to enjoy a fun-run weekend before the school year.The 12th Annual ...
Aug 27, 2020

Canada-China COVID-19 vaccine trials abandoned amid political tensions
HALIFAX - A COVID-19 vaccine-development partnership between Canada and a Chinese firm has been abandoned, ending clinical trials that were to be conducted by a Dalhousie University res...
Aug 27, 2020
Virtual Terry Fox Run planned for Prince Albert in 2020
Despite the challenges and restrictions posed this year by COVID-19, the journey Terry Fox started 40 years ago to raise awareness about cancer and support for research, will not be disrupted.Organize...
Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19 taking financial toll on Canadians with disabilities: survey
More than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, a new report...
Aug 27, 2020

Explosion in mail-in voting expected if election held amid pandemic
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is bracing for an explosive increase in the number of Canadians who vote by mail should the country be plunged into an election during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public opin...
Aug 27, 2020

Pandemic has brought Canada together, pushed Americans apart, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame the pandemic for worsening their cultural and political divide, a new international pu...
Aug 27, 2020