Health

219 new cases and 212 recoveries of COVID-19 reported in the province

As of April 5, there are 219 new cases of COVID-19 and 212 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 34,763 cases.One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-1...

Apr 05, 2021

VIDO-InterVac vaccine tweaked to tackle variants

The COVID-19 vaccine developed in the lab at Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan is now better equipped to fend off emerging variants."We n...

Apr 05, 2021

Bishop's warning as Sask. COVID concerns escalate

As the city and region's churches across multiple denominations of Christianity prepare services for this Easter weekend, one religious leader is going on what he admits is a 'rant' regarding the dang...

Apr 02, 2021

Inside Prince Albert Grand Council's new mass immunization clinic

Staff at Prince Albert Grand Council's (PAGC) mass-immunization clinic in P.A. are reporting a successful first day. Located on-reserve at Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre, all 252 appointments on T...

Apr 01, 2021

Additional COVID-19 drive-thru and walk-in vaccination clinics announced

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced additional COVID-19 drive-thru and walk-in clinics in communities in Saskatchewan including Prince Albert, North Battleford and Lloydminster.According to a...

Apr 01, 2021

Province expands COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility to residents 58 years and older

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced as of Friday, April 2 residents 58 years and older can book an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.Individuals 50 years and older living in the North...

Apr 01, 2021

199 new cases and 205 recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan government has reported 199 new cases and 205 recoveries from COVID-19 on April 1 bringing the provincial total to 33,789 cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located the ...

Apr 01, 2021

AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites

OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...

Apr 01, 2021

Shahab urges ‘hunkering down’ in communities with high COVID case numbers

Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer urged residents to lay low as weeks remain before adults at highest risk to COVID-19 are vaccinated."We have about eight weeks to go before everyone 50-plus...

Mar 31, 2021

Sask. agencies express mixed feelings about Clare's Law rollout

Nearly ten months have passed since Saskatchewan effectively became the first province to enact Clare's Law, and now the door has widened for more individuals seeking help from domestic abuse.From tod...

Mar 31, 2021