Tag Archives: Health
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 03, 2020
Fitness centre at JRMCC set to reopen next week
The fitness centre at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre will be ready for a soft opening June 8 as part of phase three of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan.That's according to fitness coordinato...
Jun 02, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases, travel restrictions soon to be lifted in northwest
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported no new COVID-19 cases today. Fourteen more have recovered.According to a media release, of the 646 reported cases, 33 are considered active. The recovery to...
Jun 02, 2020
Ontario mulls collection of race-based COVID-19 data; some argue it's essential
TORONTO - The importance of understanding the role race might play in the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted Ontario to look at regulatory changes to make collection of such data provincewide, the governm...
Jun 02, 2020
Liberals detail changes to COVID-19 aid as they ask MPs to OK new spending
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are detailing to parliamentarians a plan that would shift tens of billions in pandemic-related aid, sending more toward a key COVID-19 emergency benefit for workers ...
Jun 02, 2020
Battlefords residents advised to remain vigilant following possible COVID-19 transmission
Community leaders in the Battlefords are advising the public to keep exercising caution when they leave their homes, following the news over the weekend of possible transmission at the Walmart in Nort...
Jun 02, 2020
Opposition MLA calls for improvements in long-term care facilities
Local NDP MLA Nicole Rancourt says action is needed to confront the underfunding of long-term care homes across the province, including in Prince Albert. On Friday, the provincial government released ...
Jun 02, 2020
House of Commons can manage virtual voting securely if MPs want it, Speaker says
OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says he is now comfortable with the technology that could allow MPs to vote remotely during the hybrid Parliament sittings. Just seven weeks ago, Rota to...
Jun 02, 2020
Feds continue to add to COVID-19 supply stores to meet future demand
OTTAWA - Planes and boats loaded with personal protective equipment and other COVID-19 supplies continue to arrive in Canada as the federal government moves to increase the domestic stockpile of cruci...
Jun 02, 2020
'Opposite of busy:' Business down at pawnshops, payday lenders during pandemic
CALGARY - John Sanford has been a pawnbroker for 20 years and says he's never seen anything like it. Pawnshops and payday loan lenders have long been harbingers of hard economic times due to...
Jun 02, 2020