Tag Archives: Health
Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces
MONTREAL - Quebec's move to make mask-wearing obligatory in all indoor public places as of Saturday was met with a protest march and with small business owners calling on the government...
Jul 18, 2020
Tisdale Golf urges participants to remember health guidelines amid risk of shutting down
It's been two months since golf courses across Saskatchewan were allowed to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic.Under new provincial health guidelines, which include tee times being 10 minutes apa...
Jul 17, 2020
Health experts encourage creativity, social support as bars reopen across Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - After photos of crowded night clubs caught the attention of public health officials, the noisy downtown bar district in St. John's, N.L. was a more controlled scene than usual ...
Jul 17, 2020
Doctor looking to hear from people who have had virtual appointments
Dr. Paul Acheampong is a Prince Albert doctor who is an assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine and also specializes in general internal medicine. However right now h...
Jul 17, 2020
New provincial COVID-19 total at 936
There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province on July 17. The new total is 936 cases. There is one case in the Far North, one in the North, eight in the central region, one in the South...
Jul 17, 2020
Bingo is back
That '19' in COVID, the dreaded R number regarding reproductive rate, and the seemingly endless dose of daily caseload figures: we've endured four months of ugly statistics. But there's another far mo...
Jul 17, 2020
Five new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba, all linked to Hutterite colony
WINNIPEG - COVID-19 has spread to Hutterite colonies in all three Prairie provinces, with five new cases of the virus reported Friday in one Manitoba community. The provincial gove...
Jul 17, 2020
Njoo tells young people to party at a distance to help keep COVID-19 down
OTTAWA - Singing and dancing in close quarters is not the way to party this summer, Canada's deputy public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo said Friday. Njoo urged younger people to stop jamming bars an...
Jul 17, 2020
Infant in Vancouver hospital newborn care unit infected with COVID-19
VANCOUVER - More people are testing positive for COVID-19 in British Columbia, including a baby in a neo-natal intensive care unit in a Vancouver hospital. B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonn...
Jul 17, 2020
SHA warning of possible COVID-19 exposure at two Regina businesses July 6
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Friday a person who later tested positive for COVID-19 visited two Regina businesses on July 6 - including Costco.In a media release, the SHA issued an advisory ...
Jul 17, 2020