Health

Saving lives will take more than vaccines, says infectious disease expert

The Saskatchewan government has long said that vaccines are the only way out of the COVID-19 pandemic and that public health measures are merely a stopgap.However, an infectious disease expert disagre...

Apr 21, 2021

Province reports 231 new cases of COVID-19, 317 recoveries, four deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 231 new cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday April 21, as well as 317 recoveries and four new deaths. This brings the provincial total to 38,883 cases, 35,863 ...

Apr 21, 2021

Students at LeRoy School learning from home starting Wednesday

LeRoy School will be learning online starting Wednesday, April 21.This comes after Horizon School Division was made aware of two positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the school.It's unknown how long student...

Apr 21, 2021

STARS Ambulance keeping the fight in flight

In less than 24 hours, one of STARS Air Ambulance's most critical missions will take off; The Critical Care on the Air Radiothon fundraiser hits the airwaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow. According to STARS, ev...

Apr 20, 2021

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