Tag Archives: Health
P.A. drive-thru testing centre temporarily closed due to cold weather
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced because of the extreme cold temperatures, the drive-thru testing site in Prince Albert is temporarily closed.According to a media release, as of 1 p.m. ...
Jan 25, 2021
Second COVID case at St. John Community School, not linked to first: P.A. Catholic Schools
A second case of COVID-19 has been identified at St. John Community School in Prince Albert. This follows an announcement made about a case on Sunday.A statement from the Prince Albert Catholic School...
Jan 25, 2021
Motel reaches capacity as LLRIB and Scattered Site partner to open second emergency shelter
With plunging temperatures over the weekend and concerns about people sleeping outdoors, a second homeless shelter was quickly opened in the tri-communities.Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-S...
Jan 25, 2021
240 new COVID cases, one death
The province administered 304 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 33,353. There was one new death reported.As of Jan. 25, 102 per cent of the doses received were admi...
Jan 25, 2021
New social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science
EDMONTON - A group of Canadian scientists and health experts is starting a campaign to debunk misinformation about COVID-19.The scientists involved are using the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst to provide inf...
Jan 25, 2021
The end of hugs: How COVID-19 has changed daily life a year after Canada's first case
MONTREAL - On January 25, 2020, Canadians were still living their lives like they always had: commuting to the office, visiting friends, dining out, hugging loved ones, vacationing. But the announceme...
Jan 25, 2021
Saskatchewan now over 100 per cent in COVID-19 vaccines administered; 260 new cases, three deaths, 168 recoveries
Saskatchewan has now administered a total of 33,039 COVID-19 vaccines, putting them over at 101 per cent of doses received that have been administered. Healthcare workers in the province have been abl...
Jan 24, 2021
Province adminstered 96 per cent of vaccines received; 274 new cases, 306 recoveries, three deaths
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced on Saturday they have administered 96 per cent of the vaccines they have received so far from the federal government. According to Saturday's press re...
Jan 23, 2021
COVID-19 identified in one classroom at Carlton
"Individual(s)" have tested positive for COVID-19 at Carlton Comprehensive High School. Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division director of education Robert Bratvold made the announcement late Frid...
Jan 23, 2021
'Without them guys there’s no way that I would survive': P.A. man thanks first responders after surviving cardiac arrest
Prince Albert's Cliff Quiring is alive to tell the tale and thank the first responders who saved his life.Late in the afternoon one day last month the 61-year-old wasn't feeling very well when he got ...
Jan 23, 2021
