Tag Archives: Health
COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'
COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. In March, Correctional Servi...
Aug 08, 2020
Province records 20th COVID-19 related death
Saskatchewan has recorded the province's 20th death related to COVID-19.There are 23 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 1,409 cases. There were also 59 more recover...
Aug 07, 2020
Face masks and survey: LLRIB preps for back to school
Amidst the political debate in Saskatchewan over whether face masks should be mandatory at schools and if the government's back to school plan should be more specific and expansive, the Lac La Ronge I...
Aug 07, 2020
19th COVID related death in Saskatchewan
The province has recorded one more death related to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The person was in the Regina region and was in their 70s. A total of 19 people have now died from the virus in the provinc...
Aug 06, 2020
Provincial COVID total at 1,376 with eight new cases
There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province on Aug. 5, bringing the total to 1,376 cases.Of the new cases, there are three in the North East, two in the Saskatoon region, two in th...
Aug 05, 2020
Province’s back-to-school plan ‘squandered opportunity’ for relief to educators, staff, parents: STF
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze didn't hold back his - or the federation's - feelings on the province's new back-to-school plans Tuesday.Speaking in a Zoom conference just ove...
Aug 05, 2020
‘Worst plan in Canada’: Sask. NDP reacts to Saskatchewan back-to-school plan
The Saskatchewan NDP is giving the province's back-to-school plan an F."(It's) a plan that took two months for the (Minister of Education Gord Wyant) to come up with, a plan that was the last detailed...
Aug 05, 2020
Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice
OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...
Aug 05, 2020
Urban farm helps strengthen food security in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you travel along Clapperton Road in Kamloops, there's one property that stands out. Located just behind the Butler Auto and RV lots, it's owned by the same family; instead of trailers, i...
Aug 04, 2020
Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, province launches new map to show spread
The province is releasing new COVID-19 maps to provide more detailed information on the number of cases across the province.Saskatchewan will now have an additional map available, showing the virus ca...
Aug 04, 2020