Health

Virtual health care to grow in Saskatchewan through pandemic

Using technology to access a doctor as well as our own personal medical information is to become even more common in Saskatchewan as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Saskatchewan's government is gettin...

Apr 20, 2021

Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan’s COVID vaccine rollout

More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan.In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to lo...

Apr 20, 2021

Public health orders extended to May 10

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 249 new cases of COVID-19, 236 recoveries and no new deaths. All public health orders have also been extended until May 10. They've also updated guidelines...

Apr 20, 2021

Government reports half of Saskatchewan residents 40+ received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Saskatchewan government has reported that 50 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 40+ have now received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Status of Priority Population Vaccinations, as of...

Apr 19, 2021

Sask. considering lowering age limit for AstraZeneca vaccine

Premier Scott Moe says the Saskatchewan government is "actively reviewing" the age restrictions for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.In a tweet Monday, Moe said the government was looking at lowering ...

Apr 19, 2021

Grades 7 to 12 at Englefeld School learning online

Students in Grades 7 through 12 at Englefeld School will be learning from home this week.This comes after they reported two positive COVID-19 cases the Horizon School Division learned of yesterday. Th...

Apr 19, 2021

289 new COVID-19 cases, 11,063 vaccines given

An additional 11,063 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 345,126.There are 289 new cases of COVID-19 to rep...

Apr 18, 2021

10,490 new COVID-19 vaccines given, 249 new cases reported

An additional 10,490 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 334,063.There are 249 new cases of COVID-19 to rep...

Apr 17, 2021

Merriman mulls options after Moderna cuts shipment; Moe says no to Ford

Saskatchewan got some good news and some bad news about COVID-19 vaccines Friday.The good news is that Canada is to receive eight million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine starting in May after the fed...

Apr 16, 2021

Kenney sowing distrust with misleading COVID-19 anecdotes, statements: NDP

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney is sowing distrust by recounting misleading anecdotes to illustrate COVID-19 policy decisions. "I think this is about trust. I think this is a...

Apr 16, 2021