Tag Archives: Health
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
Food Farm satisfies young appetites for learning
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - For the first time in three years, elementary students in the Prince Albert area have been able to leave the classroom and receive a hands on lesson on where their food comes fr...
May 25, 2022
Monkeypox no cause for panic: Microbiologist
Monkeypox is making headlines worldwide, but is it something we need to be worried about?Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital and provincial lead for Clinica...
May 24, 2022
MLA Nadine Wilson explains how she was kicked out of the Legislature
Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson was one of two people removed from the Legislative Assembly this week and for the same reason; refusing to apologize for words used during question period.In Wils...
May 20, 2022
Cumberland MLA Vermette suspended from assembly after cursing during mental health discussion
Cumberland House MLA Doyle Vermette (NDP) was suspended for one day from the legislative assembly after accusing the government of not "giving a [expletive]" about issues such as suicide and mental he...
May 19, 2022
Youth treatment centre celebrates opening at Muskoday First Nation
A loud cheer filled the air Monday morning south of Prince Albert, as the cutting of a large red ribbon represented the culmination of four years of work and partnerships.While the White Buffalo Treat...
May 16, 2022