Tag Archives: Health
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
Peer pressure, public messaging will affect behaviour when rules loosen: experts
TORONTO - Peer pressure and public messaging will influence Canadians' ability and willingness to maintain safe behaviours as restrictions around COVID-19 begin to loosen, some experts say a...
May 08, 2020
Supplies, food a concern as northern Saskatchewan deals with COVID-19 outbreak
REGINA - Questions about access to supplies are emerging as health officials and community leaders work to contain spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's far north. The region has seen a spike in c...
May 08, 2020
Canada pushes African debt relief to ward off COVID-19 economic crisis: minister
OTTAWA - Canada's development minister says the government is pushing international actors to provide debt relief in Africa and other less-developed regions to help fight threats of hunger, econo...
May 08, 2020
Air Ronge Co-op reopens after COVID-19 test comes back negative
Lake Country Co-op wants the public to know team members at the Air Ronge C-Store are well and there are no cases of COVID-19 at the store. The store suddenly closed Wednesday and, in an official stat...
May 08, 2020 The store was closed for approximately a day and a half. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)