Tag Archives: Health

The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the James Smith Cree Nation.In an announcement from NITHA, they say the declaration comes after a number of posit...

The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation Emergency Team is calling for more public health interventions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.According to a media release, positive cas...

After announcing further restrictive measures to combat COVID-19, the province is reporting 240 new cases.The new amount brings the provincial total to 5,422 cases. The new cases are located in the Fa...

OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17."Influenza is way behind the eight ball here...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School.A media release from the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Divisi...

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...

The head of the Saskatoon lab working toward a COVID-19 vaccine hasn't seen the data behind the promising claims being made by a U.S. pharmaceutical company.On Monday morning, Moderna announced its va...

Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell talks about NITHA and other northern communities calling for expansion to mandatory mask protocol.

The health authority responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities believes the province's current mandatory masking protocol leaves too many people vulnerable.As it currently sta...

It's day one of the new rules for mandatory face masks in all Saskatchewan communities over 5,000 people and some Prince Albert businesses are urging the public to get better acquainted with how to pr...