Tag Archives: Health
Nursing on the frontline of a pandemic
Nurses in Prince Albert and across the world face new challenges everyday in the battle to flatten the COVID-19 curve.Tuesday marked International Nurses Day and President of the Saskatchewan Union of...
May 12, 2020
Children North staff returned to work this week with community parade
It's been a busy week for staff at La Ronge's Children North as at least 70 per cent of employees have returned to working in the office in some capacity. "We're not totally back to work. We still hav...
May 12, 2020
Faith leaders say they are being left out of reopen plan
Two Prince Albert church leaders are raising concerns with the provincial government's reopen plans.John Fryters, senior pastor with the Heart of Seniors Gathering told paNOW religious institutions ar...
May 12, 2020
Man accused of traumatizing P.A. landlord, receives jail time
As a result of COVID-19 protocols, the courts are doing their best to limit the number of people in custody, and last Friday a Saskatoon judge was questioning the reason why a seven month jail sentenc...
May 12, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's Far North
There are five new cases in the province's Far North with three in the Beauval area and two more in La Loche.The new cases bring the provincial total to 573. Of the total cases across the province, 19...
May 12, 2020
Clean your cash carefully if concerned over COVID: Bank of Canada
If you must launder your money, do it carefully, advises the Bank of Canada. The bank says it has tested the notes for durability against common household products. "Repeated contact with substances s...
May 12, 2020
Bye-bye bears: Calgary Zoo returning pandas to China due to bamboo barriers
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough bamboo to feed...
May 12, 2020
Canada gives $790M to help vaccinate in more vulnerable countries
OTTAWA - Canada will put $790 million toward vaccinating the world's more vulnerable populations and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine around the world, if an effective one is discovered, Internati...
May 12, 2020
Trudeau promises 'stronger measures' for screening at Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - The federal government is planning stronger measures to deal with a looming influx of people arriving from the United States, a clear sign Can...
May 12, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:05 p.m. B.C. has just seven new cases of COVID-19, but one more person from a long-term care home has died. The death t...
May 12, 2020