Tag Archives: Health
Perfect Timing: equipment bought pre-pandemic helping P.A. hospital fight back against COVID
In what's being described as perfect timing, equipment at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital bought before the COVID-19 pandemic is helping staff fight back.Through community donations, they were able ...
Sep 27, 2021
Treaty Fair goes online
A three-day virtual fair this week will help shed some light on some very serious and important subjects.The event is being put on Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), in partnership with the Office of...
Sep 26, 2021
PAGC disappointed in Premier’s comments over vaccination rates in Indigenous communities
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and leaders from northern Saskatchewan say they're offended by recent comments made by Premier Scott Moe on low COVID-19 vaccination rates in Indigenous communit...
Sep 24, 2021
Glitch forces temporary removal of QR codes from vaccination records
Four days after being launched, QR codes temporarily are being removed from Saskatchewan residents' COVID-19 vaccination records due to privacy issues.The Government of Saskatchewan said Friday aftern...
Sep 24, 2021
P.A. hospital staff make uplifting video during COVID pandemic
Healthcare workers at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital are trying to keep morale high in a unique way.They created a video last month, releasing it on Friday, which showed staff dancing around as the...
Sep 24, 2021
Province reports 528 new cases of COVID-19, 4,734 considered active
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 528 new cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (37), Far North East ...
Sep 24, 2021
Effect of health-care slowdown worries SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is in the middle of putting the brakes on most surgeries and services in the province to try to make enough room for COVID-19 patients today and in the near future.An...
Sep 24, 2021
'It's very dangerous': NDP leader calls for more support for Prince Albert's healthcare system
Saskatchewan's Opposition leader said Prince Albert's healthcare system is buckling under the pressure of the fourth wave of COVID-19.NDP Leader Ryan Meili was in the city Thursday meeting with health...
Sep 23, 2021
Prince Albert's poverty problem: is there an answer?
During Thursday's Board of Police Commissioners meeting, amidst discussion of the need to address the root causes that are driving up the city's crime rate, the executive director of the Indian Metis ...
Sep 23, 2021
Tech expert tries to ease concerns about QR codes for proving vax status
A Canadian tech expert says people shouldn't have any fears about their personal information in a bar code.Starting Oct. 1, Saskatchewan is moving to a QR code system to show proof of a COVID-19 vacci...
Sep 23, 2021
