Tag Archives: Health
Americans fearful of COVID-19 seize on lull to pay tribute at Lafayette Square
WASHINGTON - Virus-wary Americans ventured out of doors Tuesday and down to the newly christened Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., donning face masks, keeping their distance and ...
Jun 09, 2020
Golf event gets creative for cause
Technically, it's like no other Texas scramble tournament ever played because it will last all summer.The annual Emma Lake Golf Course Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) Charity Classic, presented by ...
Jun 09, 2020
Cautious Canadians increasingly wearing masks, fear second wave of COVID: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And it suggests that fear of a se...
Jun 09, 2020
P.A. personal services welcome back clients as Phase Three begins
The hum of activity returned to several Prince Albert businesses Monday as personal services, including nail salons and tattoo parlors re-opened their doors after 75 days of mandated closure. Quy Dinh...
Jun 08, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:15 p.m. on June 8, 2020: There are 96,244 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,047 confirmed (includ...
Jun 08, 2020
Restaurants and bars expanding services in La Ronge
The hospitality industry in La Ronge is expanding their services as part of Phase Three of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan rolling out across the province today."We're really excited to serve people," s...
Jun 08, 2020
Two deaths from COVID-19 recorded in Far North
Two residents in the province's Far North region have died from COVID-19. One individual was in their 60s and the other was in their 70s. Against this sombre backdrop there was also some further posit...
Jun 08, 2020
Increased demand as more surgeries resume concerns Canadian Blood Services
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says the resumption of elective surgeries following months of COVID-19 lockdown is putting a worrisome drain on the national blood supply. The number of dono...
Jun 08, 2020
Most regions outside Toronto-Hamilton area moving to Stage 2 of reopening
TORONTO - Most Ontario regions outside the Toronto area will be allowed to open more businesses and activities Friday, including restaurant patios, hair salons and swimming pools as the province takes...
Jun 08, 2020
Free compost now available for pick-up at the P.A. landfill
Prince Albert residents are starting to reap the rewards of three years of participation in the city-wide yard waste collection program. Anyone with a valid city water bill who has paid the sanitation...
Jun 08, 2020