Health

Long wait, short jab: Sticking it to COVID

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Apr 30, 2021

Actions of staff member at Melfort long term care home questioned, following participation in 'Freedom' rally

On the heels of a Saskatoon school caretaker being called out for his involvement at Freedom rallies held in Prince Albert and Saskatoon, a staff member at a long-term care home in Melfort is also bei...

Apr 30, 2021

NDP’s Suicide Prevention Bill passes after third attempt

Ever since 2018, Doyle Vermette has been fighting for families who have lost loved ones to suicide by trying to get The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act passed in the province's legisl...

Apr 30, 2021

More drive-thru and walk-in clinic date in the works; 264 new cases reported by province

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has scheduled tentative dates for drive-thru and walk-in clinics throughout the province for the coming week.Clinic locations for May 5 to May 8 will be confirmed by ...

Apr 30, 2021

Province reports 205 new cases of COVID-19 and one death

The provincial government is reporting another 205 new cases of COVID-19 today, along with 244 recoveries and one additional death. The death is reported today in the 80+ age group from the North West...

Apr 29, 2021

"It's just so historic and I'm so happy": PBCN Chief

The newly-elected Chief of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is getting down to work, after being sworn in Wednesday night in her home community of Southend.Karen Bird was elected with 1,466 votes. ...

Apr 29, 2021

Re-Open Sask. Plan updated, province reports 213 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting some high percentages of COVID-19 vaccinations across the province.Eighty per cent of Saskatchewan residents over age 60 have received their first dose, whi...

Apr 28, 2021

Northern pharmacies to be added to vaccination pilot project next week

Select pharmacies in Saskatchewan will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations through a pilot project that begins April 29. There are 63 pharmacies in 14 communities participating in the initial pilot. ...

Apr 28, 2021

Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants

OTTAWA - More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since mandatory hotel quarantines began have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern. T...

Apr 28, 2021

P.1 COVID variant spreading in Saskatchewan

It has been a couple of weeks since the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant established itself as the dominant strain in Saskatchewan, but a new variant is now starting to spread.Originally only five cases of th...

Apr 28, 2021