Tag Archives: Health
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
COVID-19 hastens sale of Theodore Tugboat after years touring Halifax harbour
HALIFAX - The Theodore Tugboat replica that has long been a children's favourite in the Halifax harbour is being put up for sale as COVID-19 causes a crash in tourism revenues in N...
Jul 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, July 17
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:08 p.m. on July 17, 2020: There are 109,669 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,142 confirmed (including 5,647 deaths, 49,939 resol...
Jul 16, 2020
Local community garden projects keep growing stronger
It seems more people are going green during the COVID-19 situation. Midwest Food Resources and the Battlefords Family Health Centre community garden projects continue to see a strong interest in the a...
Jul 16, 2020
COVID-19 cases growing in Saskatchewan, 42 new infections reported in one day
Saskatchewan had its largest daily increase of 42 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the provincial total to 923.There have also been three more recoveries to report.There are a growing number of COVI...
Jul 16, 2020
Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening from COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...
Jul 16, 2020
SHA warns of increased risk of COVID-19 in southwest, central areas
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is calling the COVID-19 outbreak in the southwest and west-central areas of the province "an emergent situation."Through contact tracing and testing, the SHA sa...
Jul 16, 2020