Tag Archives: Health
Staggering job losses as COVID-19 deaths climb; wage supports extended
TORONTO - The economic brutality of Canada's anti-pandemic measures was highlighted on Friday with the latest figures showing almost two million people lost their jobs in April on top of the one milli...
May 08, 2020
Saskatchewan students will continue to learn from home
The provincial government has made it official; students will not be returning to the classroom this school year and in-class learning has been suspended until at least September.In an email to Regina...
May 07, 2020 Education Minister Gordon Wyant says he is pleased with how supplemental learning has been going. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Alberta canine rescue group wants to continue saving dogs in Stanley Mission during pandemic
Calgary-based Almost Home Canine Rescue Founder Dawn MacDonald wants to continue rescuing dogs in Stanley Mission despite the pandemic. She was most recently in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band community ...
May 07, 2020 Dawn MacDonald has saved approximately 135 dogs in Stanley Mission. (submitted photo/Dawn MacDonald)
Pandemic highlights existing barriers for those with communication disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the co...
May 07, 2020
Provincial COVID-19 total at 531, 19 new cases in northern half of Saskatchewan
All of the 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan are in the province's northern half, with 12 in the La Loche area outbreak.The new confirmed cases brings the provincial total to 531. Of that numbe...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980)
Air Ronge Co-op C-Store closed after employee shows signs of COVID-19
Lake Country Co-op has released an official statement about the closure of the Air Ronge C-Store. The convenience store closed Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. According to the statement, on the same...
May 07, 2020 There is no timeline on when the store will reopen. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Watchdogs warn COVID-19 apps come with privacy risks to Canadians
OTTAWA - Governments that want to use smartphones to trace the movements of Canadians during the COVID-19 crisis should handle personal information with care, privacy watchdogs from across the country...
May 07, 2020
Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan
Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche, and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and P...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on April 9, 2019. (650 CKOM)
Feds to partly cover 'top-ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Janitors at long-term care facilities, those restocking food on store shelves, along with other low-wage employees who have made it possible for millions of Canadians to avoid contractin...
May 07, 2020
Melfort Youth Evolution hosting wellness educator for online mental health session
In celebration of national mental health week, the Melfort Youth Evolution (MYE) will host a zoom connect call on "staying chill on the inside."Wellness Educator Laura Lawrence of MindBody Balance The...
May 07, 2020 Laura Lawrence of MindBody Balance Therapies will facilitate a youth mental health session tonight. (Submitted photo/Laura Lawrence)