Health

Melfort family physician named President of Saskatchewan Medical Association

A Melfort family physician is now the President of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA).Dr. Eben Strydom was elected to the position at the Spring Representative Assembly on Friday, May 7 that w...

May 09, 2021

Dozens gather at Whistle Stop Cafe to rally against health orders

MIRROR, Alta. - RCMP ticketed protesters leaving an anti-lockdown rally outside a central Alberta caf Saturday, after the establishment was closed by health officials earlier in the week.Despite pouri...

May 08, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine development in Sask. aimed at current coronavirus plus future ones

Not only have they adapted their original COVID-19 vaccine to fight at least three variants of concern, but researchers at Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac are also working to develop a "universal" vaccine t...

May 07, 2021

Province reports 295 new cases and one death from COVID-19

Another 295 new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the Saskatchewan government. This brings the provincial total to 42,695 cases; 39,954 recoveries and 2,239 cases are considered active.Twenty-f...

May 07, 2021

Government announces COVID-19 vaccine age eligibility to be 12 and older by May 20

The Government of Saskatchewan has released a COVID-19 vaccine eligibility schedule, which will see those age 12 and older to be eligible by May 20. Although, they explained the schedule depends on va...

May 07, 2021

SHA announces new walk-in and drive-thru vaccination site times

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced new dates and times for this week's drive-thru and walk-in vaccination sites.Eligible groups include:all individuals 35 years of age and older,individ...

May 06, 2021

Saskatchewan rolls out plans for second doses, teen vaccinations

Saskatchewan is preparing for Round 2 of its vaccination fight against COVID-19.On Thursday, the provincial government revealed second doses of COVID vaccines will be administered to Saskatchewan resi...

May 06, 2021

Government reports 156 new cases of COVID-19, 265 recoveries, and no deaths

The Saskatchewan government is reporting 156 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today. This brings the provincial total to 42,376 cases; 39,717 recoveries and 2,158 cases considered active.No new d...

May 06, 2021

Plan for teen vaccinations, second doses to be released Thursday

Teenagers in Canada can now roll up their sleeves for one of the COVID-19 vaccines, and Saskatchewan's government is expecting to give details Thursday around how that will roll out."Saskatchewan peop...

May 06, 2021

Multiple Horizon School Division schools move to online learning due to COVID-19 diagnosis'

A number of schools in the Horizon School Division are learning from home right now.The division was made aware on May 5 of COVID-19 diagnosis at Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI), Wakaw School, and...

May 06, 2021