Tag Archives: Health
Canada urged to avoid 'vaccine nationalism' in race for COVID-19 cure
OTTAWA - A top American health expert is praising Canada for not succumbing to "vaccine nationalism" because of its efforts to push for fair global distribution of a cure for the COVID-19 pandemi...
Jul 29, 2020
Fifty new cases of COVID-19 in Sask., 44 of those in the North
There are 50 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 44 of those cases are in the North region.According to a media release, the new cases are also located in the South (three), Regina (two) and Centra...
Jul 29, 2020
‘Five years of weight off my shoulders:’ Saskatoon’s safe consumption site to open Oct. 1
Saskatoon now has an opening date for the province's first safe consumption site.Prairie Harm Reduction - rebranded from AIDS Saskatoon - announced on Tuesday that the consumption site will open in a ...
Jul 29, 2020
Government says full-time school for students in B.C. this September
VICTORIA - Parents, students and teachers anxious about the coming school year received an outline Wednesday about British Columbia's plans for a safe return to full-time classes during the COVID-19 p...
Jul 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for July 29
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:19 p.m. on July 29, 2020: There are 115,470 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,073 confirmed (including 5,670 deaths, 50,886 resol...
Jul 29, 2020
MHAC to make announcement on Melfort Heliport on Wednesday
A news conference about the Melfort Heliport project is being held by the Municipal Health Advocacy Committee Wednesday, July 29.Media will gather at the site of the proposed heliport on the Melfort H...
Jul 28, 2020
Extreme heat ahead for most of Saskatchewan
Rain and wind have defined Saskatchewan's summer thus far, but residents are about to experience one of the province's warmer weeks in years.A heat warning is in effect for most of Saskatchewan, with ...
Jul 28, 2020
Province records 17th death from COVID-19, nine new cases
Saskatchewan has recorded its 17th death in relation to the COVID-19 virus.The person was from the South, had tested positive for the virus, and was in their 70s.The information was part of the latest...
Jul 28, 2020
Stigmatizing Hutterites about COVID-19 will harm response: public health officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says discrimination against Hutterites will not help build trust as some colonies across the Prairies experience outbreaks of COVID-19. "The surrounding c...
Jul 28, 2020
Tam says feds, experts discussing COVID-19 vaccine orders amid concerns of delay
OTTAWA - Active discussions are taking place to potentially pre-order COVID-19 vaccine doses for Canadians, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday. She said an independent vaccine ta...
Jul 28, 2020