Health

Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported in province, 182 new cases

The province reported another 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Nov. 11, bringing the total to 79,212 reported cases.Of the new cases, 33 were identified in Northern Saskatchewan;...

Nov 11, 2021

Province creates safe access zones for health-care workers, patients

The Saskatchewan government is looking to take better care of its health-care workers at their workplaces.On Wednesday, the government introduced The Public Health (Safe Access to Hospitals) Amendment...

Nov 10, 2021

Double digit day for new cases in the province, first since Aug. 16

As of Nov. 9 there are 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 60 who were unvaccinated with 28 being between 0-11.This is the lowest daily total since Aug. 10, 2021 and the first day we've reported less ...

Nov 09, 2021

Sask. hopes to soon resume some cancelled health services, including organ donation

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has released a plan that will include the resumption of a variety of health services that were paused across the province as healthcare workers were redeployed to hel...

Nov 09, 2021

Health Canada approves Pfizer booster for 18+ age group

Health Canada has approved the use of Pfizer's Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for booster shots for everyone 18 and over.The boosters are to be given at least six months after a person received their seco...

Nov 09, 2021

Sask. woman in dire need of kidney blames government for surgery suspension

Jessica Bailey was getting ready to get her life-saving kidney transplant this past summer.She and her donor had gone through a year of testing and some unfortunate setbacks, but they had the green li...

Nov 09, 2021

One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 reported today, 20 in Northern regions

One-hundred new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government.Sixty-two of the cases identified are among unvaccinated individuals with 29 among children between the ages of 0-11....

Nov 08, 2021

Sask. mayors say changes to social assistance program, contributing to increase in homelessness

More than 4,000 people on social assistance, did not pay their rent in September or October, according to a recent report from the Saskatchewan Landlords' Association.The report was highlighted in a p...

Nov 05, 2021

SHA employee vaccine program to start this month

This month, all Saskatchewan Health Authority employees will have to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to a testing program on their own dime.In mid-October, employees had to decla...

Nov 05, 2021

Province reports 141 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 141 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (two), Far North East (two), North West ...

Nov 05, 2021