Tag Archives: Health
Province reminding people to take steps to protect against ticks
The provincial government wants people to remember they need to be aware ticks. Saskatchewan's deputy chief medical health officer, Dr. Denise Werker said people should know the insects can pose a pot...
Jun 03, 2020
One new case of COVID-19, province updates visitation restrictions for long-term care homes
The Far North region of the province has the sole new case of COVID-19The new case brings the provincial total to 647. Of those cases, 34 are considered active. There have been 602 recoveries overall....
Jun 03, 2020
SHA provides new guidelines for visitation during pandemic
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has updated its visitation restrictions for long-term care homes and hospitals.The main focus is the criteria for compassionate reasons for visits during the COVID-19...
Jun 03, 2020
Garneau expands required use of face masks on planes, trains, ships and transit
OTTAWA - Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expanding the required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Effective at noon on Thursd...
Jun 03, 2020
'Even if no one is watching:' Parade marshal named for cancelled Stampede
CALGARY - Filipe Masetti Leite has spent a lot of alone time in the saddle criss-crossing countries on horseback over the last eight years. The latest journey for the long rider - ...
Jun 03, 2020
Daycare centres ready to accommodate more children as restrictions loosened
Phase three of Saskatchewan's re-open plan is set to start June 8.Part of this plan will see childcare centres able to have 15 kids per a defined building space.Gail Szautner, executive director of Ch...
Jun 03, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:08 p.m. on June 3, 2020: There are 93,085 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,884 confirmed (includ...
Jun 03, 2020
Trudeau to join global COVID-19 vaccine fundraiser amid calls for fair access
OTTAWA - The prospect of tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses rolling out as early as this fall is being tempered by warnings to ensure they shared fairly across the globe, e...
Jun 03, 2020
Northwood seeks private rooms after COVID tragedy, but will N.S. fund the fix?
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's largest nursing home is planning for a future of private rooms to keep residents safe, but it has taken a wrenching pandemic death toll to cr...
Jun 03, 2020
Federal aid for care home systems needed ahead of second wave, advocates say
OTTAWA - The federal government must do more to help provinces prepare long-term care homes for the next wave of COVID-19, the Ontario Long Term Care Association says. Association CEO Donna Dunca...
Jun 03, 2020