Tag Archives: Health
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, July 8
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:47 p.m. on July 8, 2020: There are 106,434 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,079 confirmed (including 5,603 deaths, 25,534 resolv...
Jul 08, 2020
Dr. Shahab warns of 'ongoing community transmission' in Prince Albert
Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer says a string of unrelated cases of COVID-19 in the Prince Albert area is evidence of ongoing community transmission.Dr. Saqib Shahab told reporters on a Tu...
Jul 07, 2020
Province reports 15th death from COVID-19
An individual from the North in their 20s has died from COVID-19, bringing the total amount of recorded deaths from the virus in the province to 15.There is one new case of COVID-19 reported today, br...
Jul 07, 2020
Promise of COVID-19 funds to support disabled Canadians remains in limbo
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to provide a payment worth up to $600 to some disabled Canadians to help with additional COVID-19 costs remains in limbo. The measure, announced&n...
Jul 07, 2020
A little appreciation goes a long way
A Prince Albert man is thanking the staff at the Victoria Hospital and other frontline workers in the community after witnessing what he called unbelievable care.Dave Leaderhouse said he gained a whol...
Jul 07, 2020
Canadian airlines accused of ignoring COVID precautions, denying refunds
TORONTO - When Bobbi Jo Green booked a flight back in May for her, her husband, and her children to see two ailing family members, she was counting on the airline's physical distancing rules...
Jul 07, 2020
Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing increasingly desperate pleas for assistance from Canadian charities and non-profit groups as some of the country's best-known and largest organiz...
Jul 07, 2020
Meals on Wheels looking for more volunteers for Battlefords and ML
Those will a little free time in the day and a desire to help others might be interested in this opportunity.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is currently looking for more volunteers for the Ba...
Jul 07, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 7
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:37 p.m. on July 7, 2020: There are 106,167 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,997 confirmed (including 5,590 deaths, 25,458 resolv...
Jul 07, 2020
Local bar responds to return of VLTs
Video Lottery Terminals are back online in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced the machines would start running again as of Monday at a press conference last week. The province shut down ...
Jul 06, 2020