Tag Archives: Health
'Be patient and kind': a request amid COVID-19 from the P.A. National Park
Ahead of the holiday weekend, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic that is still very much still with us, Parks Canada is asking the public to do the right thing when heading to one of our region's most pop...
Jul 30, 2020
Saskatchewan records 18th death from COVID-19
Saskatchewan has recorded its 18th death in relation to COVID-19.The person was from the South, had tested positive for the virus, and was in their 90s.The information was part of the latest daily pro...
Jul 30, 2020
Visitor restrictions put in place for northeast
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has put some new visitor restrictions in place for the northeast region.Due to higher COVID-19 case numbers in the northeast, visitation will be limited in hosp...
Jul 30, 2020
Manitoba government says schools will resume classroom learning in September
WINNIPEG - Students in Manitoba are to be back in the classroom in September, although many in high school will continue to do some of their learning remotely. The province released its plan Thur...
Jul 30, 2020
A look at how provinces are planning for start of school year during pandemic
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Jul 30, 2020
Four major airports begin screening passengers for elevated temperatures
Four major Canadian airports will begin taking passengers' temperatures starting today as part of the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. The federal government says temperature screening...
Jul 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for July 30
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:10 p.m. on July 30, 2020: There are 115,799 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,131 confirmed (including 5,673 deaths, 50,886 resol...
Jul 30, 2020
Majority of province's 50 new COVID-19 cases linked to Hutterite colony in R.M. of Star City
Saskatchewan announced 50 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Wednesday. Forty-four of them were said to be in the province's North region which includes Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin, several municipal...
Jul 29, 2020
Melfort Heliport construction set to take off
With the thrust of a handful of shovels, a project nearly three years in the making will see the light of day.Representatives from the North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF), Municipal Health Ad...
Jul 29, 2020
SHA issues advisory after person infected with COVID-19 attended business in Leask
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is alerting the public to a possible COVID-19 exposure at a business in Leask. The advisory comes after an individual recently tested positive for the virus. He or sh...
Jul 29, 2020