Tag Archives: Health

Changes being made to make it easier for parents to pass on Canadian citizenship
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is updating a legal definition of "parent" to make it easier for some parents to pass their Canadian citizenship onto their children. Previously, children born to Canad...
Jul 09, 2020

SHA warning of possible COVID-19 transmission in Lloydminster
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued an advisory saying a person who later tested positive for COVID-19 recently visited locations in Lloydminster when that individual likely was infectious.In...
Jul 09, 2020

Police chiefs call for decriminalization of personal drug use
OTTAWA - Canada's police chiefs are calling for decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs as the best way to battle substance abuse and addiction. The Canadian Associati...
Jul 09, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 9
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:18 p.m. on July 9, 2020: There are 106,805 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,216 confirmed (including 5,609 deaths, 25,616 resolv...
Jul 09, 2020

P.A. doctor speaks about hepatitis C ahead of world day
A Prince Albert physician talked about Hepatitis C on Wednesday.Dr. Siddharth Kogilwaimath took time to speak about the disease yesterday afternoon at Access Place ahead of World Hepatitis Day on July...
Jul 09, 2020

Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says
OTTAWA - A new report from a committee of senators says the country is ill-prepared to handle a second wave of COVID-19. The Senate's social affairs committee says the federal government needs to pay ...
Jul 09, 2020

Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says
OTTAWA - Canada is ill-prepared for a second wave of COVID-19, says a Senate committee, calling on the federal Liberals to deliver a plan by Labour Day to help people and communities hit har...
Jul 09, 2020

Have You Been Overworking With 10,000 Steps A Day?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many Americans have made packing in 10,000 steps a day a part of their regular fitness routine. Countless fitness trackers and apps laud the importance of ...
Jul 09, 2020

Calls for police reform shine spotlight on Oregon model for crisis intervention
An emergency dispatcher picks up a call from a mother who says her adult son is angry and breaking things at home, but he may not react well to police officers. In most cities, armed officers would be...
Jul 09, 2020

Participants sought for cancer care engagement session
Mtis residents of Northern Region 1, which includes the tri-communities, are invited to participate in an online engagement session about cancer care next week.That's according to Jim Brady Local 19 P...
Jul 08, 2020