Health

Health authority expands vaccine eligibility

The Saskatchewan Healthy Authority (SHA) has once again expanded their vaccine eligibility across the province.Starting March 31 at 8 a.m., all Saskatchewan residents 60 and over and phase one health ...

Mar 30, 2021

Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: Poll

OTTAWA - Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per...

Mar 30, 2021

Northern partnership aims to offer unique dental therapy program

A proposed health program could put a smile on the face of Indigenous populations, especially those in remote communities.The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), along with the University ...

Mar 29, 2021

Weekly online conversation and connection for Sask. youth returns this week

An online weekly conversation will serve as a means of connection and support for teens around the province.Wellness educator and youth mental health advocate Laura Lawrence hosted Teen Talk Tuesday l...

Mar 29, 2021

National vaccine panel to recommend suspending AstraZeneca shots for under-55s

OTTAWA - Health Canada is demanding that AstraZeneca do a detailed study on the risks and benefits of its COVID-19 vaccine across multiple age groups after getting more reports that patients in Europe...

Mar 29, 2021

Total active COVID-19 cases nears 2,000 as 202 new cases and 174 recoveries reported

The total number of active COVID-19 cases is nearly at 2,000 across the province for the first time since Nov. 17, 2020 when cases climbed to 4,763 before beginning its downward decent.As of March 29,...

Mar 29, 2021

Saskatchewan Government urges vaccinations through ad campaign

'Stick it to Covid' is the message coming today from the provincial government in a new advertisement campaign aimed at what the Premier called 'looking after one another.' Meanwhile, there continues ...

Mar 29, 2021

6,187 new COVID-19 doses, 248 new cases, 3 deaths

An additional 6,187 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan- 436 of them across some northern zones- bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 173,696.Of ...

Mar 28, 2021

224 new COVID cases, 1,240 variants of concern, no new deaths

An additional 4,814 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, including over 450 in the northern zones, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 167,509.T...

Mar 27, 2021

Equine Assisted Learning program offered to Mosquito School youth

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Mosquito School youth had an opportunity to learn more about caring for animals and themselves at the same time through an Equine Assisted Learning program offered this week....

Angela Brown Mar 26, 2021