Tag Archives: Health
Stricter public health measures starting Thursday
The Government of Saskatchewan will be implementing new public health measures on Dec. 17, 19 and 25. It says COVID-19 cases continue to cause significant, on-going community transmission and are incr...
Dec 14, 2020
Province records over 100 new COVID-19 cases in North
Over a hundred new COVID-19 cases were reported in the province's North as the Saskatchewan Health Authority urges those in that area of the province to refrain from travelling.Today, two individuals ...
Dec 14, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario administers first COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto
TORONTO - Ontario has administered the provinces' first COVID-19 vaccination to a health-care worker from a Toronto nursing home.Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre, receive...
Dec 14, 2020
Prince Albert's drug problem: why COVID could be making it worse
As 2020 draws to a close, the use of drugs in Prince Albert continues to climb.For the period ending Nov. 30, incidents related to controlled drugs and substances are up over 13 per cent compared to t...
Dec 11, 2020
St. Michael School moves to remote learning due to COVID-19 exposure
On Thursday evening, the Prince Albert Catholic School Division announced that St. Michael Community School will move to remote learning after two COVID-19 cases in the school were confirmed. "After c...
Dec 10, 2020
Sask. health care organizations join forces in online campaign targeting young adults COVID awareness
Health care organizations across Saskatchewan are teaming up in an online ad campaign that targets young adults and asks them to "hang in there" by following public health guidelines to prevent the sp...
Dec 10, 2020
Health workers report burnout amid second wave, ask public to obey health rules
VANCOUVER - Sophia Gabiniewicz is well accustomed to dealing with stress as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. But she says it rose to a new level as th...
Dec 10, 2020
COVID case at King George School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual in King George Public School. In a media release Wednesday evening the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Divi...
Dec 09, 2020
Deputy Police Chief Jason Stonechild retires after 27 years of service
After 27 years of dedicated service to the Prince Albert Police Service, Deputy Chief Jason Stonechild is now ready to start a new chapter.Stonechild, who grew up in Prince Albert, was promoted to Dep...
Dec 09, 2020
Local seniors look forward to 'getting on with living' as vaccine roll-out plan announced
While the post-COVID recovery may yet be months away, the announcement of Saskatchewan's vaccine delivery plan has some Prince Albert seniors cautiously optimistic about the prospect of gathering agai...
Dec 09, 2020
