Tag Archives: Health
For the love of the game... and friendships
There was no championship trophy on the line, or even an announcer calling the play-by-play, but the look of excitement on the faces of dozens of young Prince Albert hockey players Wednesday night sug...
Jun 11, 2020
Fearing COVID-19, daughter pleads for Ontario dad's release from Cairo prison
OTTAWA - The daughter of a Canadian man imprisoned in Cairo for more than a year says her father is at risk of succumbing to COVID-19 unless the government can win his freedom. Amal Ahmed Albaz is onc...
Jun 11, 2020
Alberta licence plates become targets for COVID-19 fears in some B.C. towns
VICTORIA - A British Columbia mayor says his community has embarked on a COVID-19 kindness campaign to counter concerns about animosity after reports of rudeness towards people driving vehic...
Jun 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:31 p.m. on June 11, 2020: There are 97,530 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,485 confirmed (inclu...
Jun 11, 2020
Patterson Park, school playgrounds open to public Friday
With playgrounds and beaches open to the public starting Friday, the municipality has some rules residents need to follow. While the beach in La Ronge's Patterson Park will be open for swimming, the f...
Jun 11, 2020
Tisdale reopening parks, Handibus services resuming
The Town of Tisdale has announced a couple of COVID-19 related updates.All town parks will officially reopen on Friday, June 12, as per the provincial government's announcement.The Tisdale Handibus wi...
Jun 11, 2020
Feds ask court for second extension on changes to assisted-dying law
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge for the second time to extend the deadline for revising Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. A Quebec court found parts of the law u...
Jun 11, 2020
Federal prison chaplains escalate fight for collective agreement
OTTAWA - Federal prison chaplains are stepping up a bid to negotiate their first collective agreement to secure better wages and working conditions. The chaplains, who pr...
Jun 11, 2020
Award-winning P.A. doctor pushes for better access to care in rural communities
A Prince Albert doctor is advocating for better rural health care access in Saskatchewan.Dr. Randy Friesen, northeast area chief of staff and general surgeon spoke to paNOW after being honoured with t...
Jun 10, 2020
Community groups being offered training program to help protect frontline workers
The Canadian Red Cross is looking to help community groups as the province reopens.The organization will be offering the Preventable Disease Transmission Training and Equipment Program to community se...
Jun 10, 2020