Health

Saskatchewan nurses disappointed and tired amid provinces fifth wave of COVID-19

Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the province, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory told paNOW that nurses, particularly after yesterday's COVID-19 briefing with Premier Scot...

Jan 13, 2022

Sask. professor weighs in on Quebec’s anti-vax tax

It's being called unprecedented, controversial, and a possible infringement on constitutional rights.Earlier this week, Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced his province would introduce a "health...

Jan 13, 2022

Red Cross ends 70 year relationship with swim and lifeguard programming

For anyone that grew up collecting multi-coloured swimming badges, an announcement Wednesday by the Canadian Red Cross may come as a surprise.The charitable organization has announced plans to wind do...

Jan 12, 2022

Humboldt Hospital welcomes 20 new patient beds

The Humboldt and District Health Complex has welcomed 20 new patient beds.A donation of $150,000 from the Humboldt Good Neighbour Store (GNS) to the Humboldt and District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) in...

Jan 12, 2022

Moe: No additional public health orders necessary

Saskatchewan is maintaining the status quo with its COVID-19 public health orders as Omicron cases continue to mount.During a media conference Wednesday, the government announced the current public he...

Jan 12, 2022

Fifth straight day of high new case numbers in the province, no new deaths

The province is reporting another 1,069 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.There are currently 7,750 cases are considered active as new daily cases for the day have exceeded 900 cases for the fifth...

Jan 10, 2022

COVID hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in several provinces

COVID-19 cases are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in several parts of Canada, with hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick.Former CEO of the Univers...

Jan 10, 2022

Province confirms 1,170 new cases of COVID-19, first time daily cases have exceeded a thousand

For the first time since the pandemic began, the new daily case numbers of COVID-19 in the province has exceeded 1,000 in a single day's count.Another 1,170 new cases of COVID-19, including 119 new ca...

Jan 07, 2022

Humboldt mayor frustrated by lack of rural mental health support

The Mayor of Humboldt is frustrated by the lack of rural support for mental health services from the Saskatchewan government.Earlier this week, 75 residential mental health beds were announced for Sas...

Jan 07, 2022

Saskatchewan’s top doctor recommends no gatherings in coming weeks

Saskatchewan has not put in any further COVID-19 health measures, but Dr. Saqib Shahab was emphatic in his recommendation Thursday."We need ... to do everything to blunt the wave," the province's chie...

Jan 06, 2022