Tag Archives: Health
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 23
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:27 p.m. on Aug. 23, 2020: There are 124,896 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,673 confirmed (including 5,740 deaths, 54,682 resol...
Aug 23, 2020
Possible COVID-19 exposure at two Prince Albert businesses
The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced on Saturday evening that a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited two Prince Albert businesses while they were likely infectious.The individual vis...
Aug 22, 2020
Two new COVID-19 cases, five people currently in hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has two new COVID-19 cases to report on Saturday, one in Saskatoon and the other in the South West region. That puts the reported case total up to 1,597, 117 of which...
Aug 22, 2020
Talks needed on decriminalizing hard drugs to address opioid crisis, Tam says
OTTAWA - The delicate politics of drug policy were on full display this week, as Canada's chief health officer suggested decriminalizing hard drugs should be discussed to address a spike in opioid ove...
Aug 22, 2020
'This shouldn't have happened:' Father attributes son's death to COVID-19 rules
INVERMAY, Sask. - People could always tell when Aaron Ogden entered a room. The 19-year-old had a big presence, said his father, Mark Ogden. He was a prankster, a one-of-a-kind character who would&nbs...
Aug 22, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 21
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:04 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2020: There are 124,372 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,495 confirmed (including 5,733 deaths, 54,472 resol...
Aug 21, 2020
Of total 1,595 COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 601 are in communal living settings
There are six new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,595.One of the previously counted cases was removed as it was out of province. The new cases are located in the Nort...
Aug 21, 2020
Cowboys swapped out for lawyers: Calgary to use Stampede site for jury trials
CALGARY - Hotels. Convention centres. Even rodeo grounds. Courts across the country are working to figure out how - and where - to resume jury trials this fall after months of delay caused by the...
Aug 21, 2020
Hammered by COVID-19, Kingston pins hopes of recovery on returning students
KINGSTON, Ont. - Two weeks after much of Ontario reopened, Aba Mortley was optimistic that her business would recover despite the financial strain caused by the global pandemic. Her hometown...
Aug 21, 2020
19-year-old youngest in Quebec to die from complications linked to COVID-19
MONTREAL - A 19-year-old in Quebec has died from complications linked to COVID-19, the Health Department confirmed Friday, marking the first time since the pandemic hit that someone in the provin...
Aug 21, 2020