Health

Son cuts mom's hair to raise awareness for alopecia areata

A young boy's mom is doing what she can to help her son cope with having an autoimmune disease. Kym Georget is raising funds and awareness in support of her eight-year-old child. Cohen Georget has bee...

May 13, 2021

Sask. residents who got AstraZeneca vaccine as first doses wonder what’s next

In late March, Regina-area farmer Kevin Huber joined thousands of others and got in line at Evraz Place, rolled up his sleeve and got his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.At the time, th...

May 13, 2021

Saskatchewan ventilators on their way to help India

Saskatchewan is reaching out to take care of India, sending ventilators to the COVID-ravaged country on Wednesday.India is facing a bad situation, with record COVID case numbers and a health-care syst...

May 12, 2021

After buying original Snakebit, Broda is helping build its successor to fundraise for STARS

Seven years after winning the original Snakebit charity truck for $450,000, Gord Broda is a part of creating its successor to support the STARS Pegasus Project. Broda is on the Pegasus Project committ...

May 12, 2021

183 new cases and two deaths reported in the province

The provincial government reported another 183 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan today, bringing the provincial total to 43,673 cases; 41,149 recoveries and 2,016 cases are considered ac...

May 12, 2021

Moe again urges younger people to get COVID vaccines

Premier Scott Moe believes Saskatchewan's seniors have thrown down the gauntlet when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.Now he wants younger people in the province to pick it up."We're happy with the u...

May 12, 2021

P.A. restaurateur warns against anti-COVID measure 'callousness'

It may be 11,000 kilometres away but the desperately tragic COVID-19 situation in India is close to home for a Prince Albert man. Spice Trail restaurant owner Harry Rai, whose family hails from the no...

May 12, 2021

186 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths, residents 26 and older eligible for vaccines starting tomorrow

As per the provinces provincial age-based immunization program, which currently sits at age 29 and older, eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine will expand to age 26 and older, effective at 8 a.m. tomo...

May 11, 2021

Saskatchewan considering mixing and matching vaccines for second doses

Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday the province is leaning towards offering Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine as second doses for those who received AstraZeneca as their first shot.In an interview with Gormley, M...

May 11, 2021

Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening

CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...

May 11, 2021