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Regina Beach is currently facing significant water quality issues just ahead of what could have been the busiest weekend of the summer months for businesses in the area. The Saskatchewan Health Authority’s (SHA) Healthy Beaches program has issued an advisory, warning residents and visitors that the beach’s water is unsafe for swimming due to elevated […]

The World Health Organization says the COVID-19 outbreak has become a pandemic. Its director general says the virus that causes the respiratory illness can still be fought but some countries are struggling with a lack of resources and some with a lack of resolve. Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros. #coronavirus https://t.co/aPFXT3ex5y — World Health […]

Canada’s public health agencies are waiting to hear whether the World Health Organization is going to declare a global emergency over an outbreak of coronavirus in China. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said the risk in Canada is low, but there is increasing concern globally for several reasons. “Initially when the it was […]