Tag Archives: Health
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
SHA announces change in visitor restrictions for P.A. facilities
Prince Albert health care facilities are relaxing visitor restrictions.On July 8 the SHA put in place a policy which limited visitors to family members or support people who were allowed in only for w...
Jul 22, 2020
Province records 60 new COVID-19 cases, 17 Hutterite communities affected
There are 60 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 48 of which are from colonies in the southwest and west central regions of the province. The total amount of active cases is approaching 200.The new...
Jul 22, 2020
Warm weather prompts heat warnings for much of central Sask.
SASKATCHEWAN - Many parts of central Saskatchewan are under a heat warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting a high of 29 Celsius - 35 with the humidex for Prince Albert and the su...
Jul 22, 2020
Warm weather prompts heat warnings for much of central Sask.
Many parts of central Saskatchewan are under a heat warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting a high of 29 Celsius - 35 with the humidex for Prince Albert and the surrounding area....
Jul 22, 2020
Funding for long-term care needed before second wave of COVID-19: advocates
OTTAWA - With an uptick in new cases of COVID-19 in Canada sparking concerns about a second wave of the illness, advocates for seniors in long-term care say more federal support must start flowin...
Jul 22, 2020