Tag Archives: Health
P.A. bodybuilder stands above the rest
Prince Albert's Kyla Baun says the feeling of looking out at the judges and crowd last weekend in Calgary was one of pure happiness.The 33-year-old finished first in her division at the "Alberta Summe...
Nov 18, 2020
What's on the menu for the P.A. hospitality industry as govt. ponders next COVID moves?
The hospitality industry is being left largely unscathed - for the coming days at least - in the province's latest and stricter COVID measures, but the Chief Medical Health Officer has intimated that ...
Nov 18, 2020
Mandatory masks and private gatherings down to 5 among new COVID measures to mid-December
Mandatory masks across Saskatchewan and private indoor gatherings reduced to five people are just some of the new public health measures to take effect on Thursday. There will also be restrictions on ...
Nov 17, 2020
NITHA declares COVID-19 outbreak at James Smith Cree Nation
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...
Nov 17, 2020
Coronavirus cases surge in Fond du Lac as water treatment plant malfunctions
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...
Nov 17, 2020
Province reports 240 new COVID-19 cases, 113 recoveries, 71 in hospital
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...
Nov 17, 2020
Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says
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...
Nov 17, 2020
COVID case at Carlton High School
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...
Nov 16, 2020
Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor
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...
Nov 16, 2020
Good news even if questions remain, VIDO-InterVac head says of Moderna announcement
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...
Nov 16, 2020
