Tag Archives: Health
Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...
Aug 31, 2020
No new cases of COVID-19; second 0 of the week
There are no new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday. This is the second time this week the Saskatchewan Health Authority reported no new cases, doing so first on Tuesday.There was also only one recover...
Aug 30, 2020
What’s it like being a contact tracer?
It's a good thing Nancy Kot likes to talk on the phone.The public health nurse says she now makes somewhere between five and 20 calls a day working as a viral investigator."We are trying to search and...
Aug 28, 2020
Gov't info package details illness protocols ahead of new school year
The Government of Saskatchewan has given new details on how schools should respond if a student, teacher of other member of staff become ill once the new year gets underway Sept.8.The Ministry of Educ...
Aug 27, 2020
One new death, three new COVID-19 cases, 30 more recoveries recorded in Saskatchewan
There is one new death related to COVID-19 recorded in the province.The person was in their 50s and resided in the South West zone. There have been a total of 24 deaths related to the virus in the pro...
Aug 26, 2020
New Rosthern school unveiled
No one could have foreseen it when construction first started, but the new Rosthern Community School south of Prince Albert will welcome 400 prekindergarten to Grade 12 students in the middle of a glo...
Aug 25, 2020
Province records one new death, no new COVID-19 cases
There is one new death related to COVID-19 recorded in the province. The person was in their 70s and resided in the Central West zone.There are no new cases to report in the province and there are eig...
Aug 25, 2020
Visitor restrictions eased at long-term care homes in northeast
Visitor restrictions are being eased in the North East after 28 days without a new COVID-19 case in the R.M. of Star City.The restrictions came into effect after an outbreak in the R.M. back in July.T...
Aug 25, 2020
Nanaimo Foodshare production booms while expanding online farmers market
NANAIMO, B.C. - Rapid expansion has been a constant theme for Nanaimo Foodshare during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, in conjunction with Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op have doubled the...
Aug 25, 2020
No Frills stores to require masks starting August 29
Another business is enforcing a mandatory mask policy for customers and staff.Starting August 29, all No Frills stores including the North Battleford location will require people to wear face-masks wh...
Aug 25, 2020