Tag Archives: Health
Local faith leaders pleased with inclusion in reopening plan
Prince Albert faith leaders are responding to the province including them in the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.Houses of worship will be part of phase three and a target date is set for June 8. Last week ...
May 22, 2020
Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up
OTTAWA - Federal political parties are tapping into the emergency wage subsidy program to avoid laying off their staff as donations dry up during the COVID-19 crisis. The Liberal a...
May 22, 2020
Leaving hand sanitizer in hot vehicles a fire risk: Alberta doctors
EDMONTON - Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire. The advice...
May 22, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19, four in the Far North region
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced five new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province, four in the Far North region and one in the south.According to a media release, of the 627 reported case...
May 22, 2020
VIDO-Intervac wraps up animal phase of COVID-19 vaccine testing
Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) - International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan has reached a milestone in its effort to find a COVID-19 vacc...
May 22, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:42 p.m. on May 22, 2020: There are 82,480 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 46,141 confirmed (includ...
May 22, 2020
Mosques find new ways to celebrate Eid during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mosques across Ontario are trying to salvage Eid celebrations as best they can during the COVID-19 pandemic, with some opting for drive-thru gift handouts while others plan to lead congregants in onli...
May 22, 2020
Tories want Parliament declared 'essential service,' regular House sittings
OTTAWA - Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer called Friday for Parliament to be declared an essential service so a reduced number of MPs can resume their House of Commons duties a...
May 22, 2020
Feds hope to endorse single contact tracing app: PM
OTTAWA - Canada may soon be implementing a more unified approach to tracing the close contacts of COVID-19 cases, including a federally recommended app to track people's movements. The government is e...
May 22, 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 ...
May 22, 2020