Health

U of S drops mask mandate for summer

Beginning July 4, people no longer need to cover their faces when visiting the University of Saskatchewan's campus.The university is hitting pause on the masking protocol for summer."Masks will not be...

Jun 22, 2022

'A place for healing': Woodland Wellness Centre opens near La Ronge

A long-time dream of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) became a reality Tuesday as a large crowd and long list of dignitaries attended the grand opening of the Woodland Wellness Centre. "I just wan...

Jun 21, 2022

New food labels could impact grocery store visits

New potential labels coming to Canadian foods could impact how people shop at the grocery store.The new rules proposed by Health Canada could see products with 15 per cent or more of the recommended d...

Jun 17, 2022

Weekly epi report confirms 394 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, higher than previous week

During the week of June 5 to June 11, 394 new cases were confirmed in Saskatchewan according to the Ministry of Health's weekly COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi).This reflects 24 laboratory-confi...

Jun 16, 2022

'A scary situation': All Stanley Mission residents ordered to evacuate

All residents of Stanley Mission have been ordered to evacuate after the McCafe fire quickly began moving towards the community last night. The general evacuation began around 8 a.m. with registration...

Jun 10, 2022

Weekly EPI reports 10 new COVID-related deaths along with 285 new cases in the province

Deaths from COVID-19 have remained consistent from one week to the other according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report.There were 10 newly-reported COVID-19 death...

Jun 09, 2022

Deaths and confirmed cases of COVID dropping in the province, 50 and over still majority of new cases

The Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) release reported another 364 confirmed cases of COVID-19 last week. That is slightly lower than last week's number of 376 new cases.Just...

Jun 02, 2022

Colour running back into Nipawin

The blah days of pandemic restrictions are behind and the colour is coming back to Nipawin. Rotary Club member Pat Chernesky is looking forward to June 11 when the first Colour Run since 2019 will hap...

Jun 01, 2022

Delays announced as Birch Hills clinic waits for new nurse practitioner

The Birch Hills Primary Health Care Clinic will experience a staff shortage this summer which will impact its level of care.A new nurse practitioner (NP) was hired to fill a vacancy left by a former N...

May 30, 2022

Weekly epi report indicates 12 new COVID-related deaths, another 376 new positive cases

There were 12 newly-reported COVID-19 deaths last week as reported in the Ministry of Health's weekly integrated epidemiology (epi) report. This was lower compared to the previous week's total which w...

May 26, 2022