Tag Archives: Health
Made-in-Canada contact tracing app ready for testing in Ontario: Trudeau
OTTAWA - A made-in-Canada mobile app to alert Canadians who may have been exposed to a person infected with COVID-19 is ready for testing in Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thurs...
Jun 18, 2020
Canada's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 100,000
Canada's struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic passed a bleak milestone on Thursday, with data from one of the hardest-hit provinces pushing the national caseload over the 100,000 threshold...
Jun 18, 2020
'It has become a reality': Wellness, treatment and recovery centre construction begins
It was a momentous day for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, and the region, as a groundbreaking ceremony marked construction of a long sought-after treatment facility. Flanked by special invited guests s...
Jun 17, 2020
Local representatives weigh in on provincial budget
Prince Albert Northcote MLA Nicole Rancourt believes the recently released provincial budget is light on some important details."With regards to the infrastructure projects announced for Prince Albert...
Jun 17, 2020
Elder isolated at remote fishing camp finds peace of mind amid global pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic brought a new normal into our lives, but for Elder Annie Mckenzie, life has gone back to an earlier time. Less than a week after the World Health Organization declared the sta...
Jun 17, 2020
Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 693.Seven of those cases are in the province's Far North region and two are in the Saskatoon region.Of the reported cases, 4...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada buying 140,000 blood tests to begin immunity testing of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Blood samples collected from tens of thousands of Canadians will soon be tested for signs of COVID-19 antibodies as the federal government seeks to learn how many people have alread...
Jun 17, 2020
National parks to open campgrounds for existing reservations next week
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister says Canadians who have campground reservations in some national parks will be allowed to pitch their tents and pull in their trailers sta...
Jun 17, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:36 p.m. on June 17, 2020: There are 99,853 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,263 confirmed (inclu...
Jun 17, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 17, 2020