Tag Archives: Health
Recreational options aplenty in Melfort during the hot weather
The heat as of late means people out enjoying the weather, but it's also important to ensure social distancing in this time of COVID-19.Recreational facilities in Melfort have been busy over the last ...
Jul 23, 2020
Disabled Canadians struggle to be paired with service animals amid pandemic
If the past three months without a service dog have been a challenge for Ann Moxley, the next year seems poised to be a struggle. The Victoria resident, who lives with physical disabilities, used to r...
Jul 23, 2020
Canada's travel rules unfair to first-year foreign students, U.S. parents say
WASHINGTON - Parents of students in the United States who hoped to begin their university studies in Canada this fall are frantically trying to convince the federal government to relax rules...
Jul 23, 2020
COVID-19 alert app starts beta testing after three-week delay
OTTAWA - A Canadian smartphone app meant to warn users if they've been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 is now in beta testing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in ...
Jul 23, 2020
Province records another death, 42 new cases of COVID-19
A person in their 60s from the North region who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, marking the sixteenth death recorded from the virus in Saskatchewan. Today, the province is reporting 42 new case...
Jul 23, 2020
Hutterite leader says COVID-19 outbreaks leading to stigmatization
A Manitoba Hutterite minister is telling the province to stop identifying colonies where members have tested positive for COVID-19 because it is leading to stigmatization. Paul Waldner from the CanAm ...
Jul 23, 2020
Melfort hosting blood donor clinic, COVID-19 protocols in place
An upcoming blood donor clinic in Melfort will goes as planned but will look a little different than usual.Canadian Blood Services will set up at the Kerry Vickar Centre from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monda...
Jul 23, 2020
'We failed Samwel': Saskatchewan health officials sorry over man's death
REGINA - A young man pleaded for help as he was being led out of a hospital by security before taking his own life in a lake on the Saskatchewan legislature grounds. The final moments ...
Jul 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 23
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:52 p.m. on July 23, 2020: There are 112,672 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 58,080 confirmed (including 5,662 deaths, 50,505 resol...
Jul 23, 2020
Proposed B.C. legislation to detain youth who overdose could harm them: doctor
VANCOUVER - Indigenous and civil liberties groups say the British Columbia government failed to consult them before proposing legislation that would force youth under 19 to stay in hospital after...
Jul 22, 2020