Tag Archives: Health
Canada backs U.S.-led effort for Taiwan at WHO over China's objections
OTTAWA - Canada has backed an American-led effort to allow Taiwan to be granted observer status at the World Health Organization because of its early success in containing COVID-19. The move is politi...
May 09, 2020
Easing COVID-19 restrictions too soon could jeopardize vulnerable communities
Federal officials stressed the dangers to long-term care residents and Indigenous communities if COVID-19 restrictions are lifted too quickly after projections in Quebec painted a dire pictu...
May 09, 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: ...
May 09, 2020
SHA provides update on Lloydminster Hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) provided an update on the cluster of COVID-19 cases in linked to Lloydminster Hospital.The current guidelines at Lloydminster Hospital from April 29 remain in p...
May 08, 2020
Non-profits to receive free awareness advertising campaign
Three non-profits in the Battlefords and one in Meadow Lake will receive support from the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.The media conglomerate will provide an awareness advertising campaign to groups a...
May 08, 2020
Province releases prevention plan to address high suicide rate
Details of a suicide prevention plan were released by the provincial government this morning. "Mental health continues to be a high priority for our government, our health system and our communities,"...
May 08, 2020
Of 13 new COVID-19 cases in province, 12 are linked to La Loche
There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, 12 of which are linked to the La Loche outbreak. The other remaining case is in the province's North region. Of the 544 total cases across Saskatche...
May 08, 2020
First Nation, Metis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
OTTAWA - First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders are raising concern about a growing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities and say it's getting harder to find the money an...
May 08, 2020
Feds reject eight million N95 masks from a single distributor
OTTAWA - The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million of the masks made in China failed to meet specifications. ...
May 08, 2020
Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval
OTTAWA - A federal judge has locked in a compensation program for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. Thalidomide was approved in Canada to treat morning sickness in pre...
May 08, 2020