Health

Fifth death confirmed, maintaining health key for Wakaw long-term care home

There has been another death at Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw related to COVID-19.Interim CEO Wayne Nogier confirmed it to northeastNOW on Monday. That makes a total of five deaths at the home since...

Jan 11, 2021

Vaccine plan needs faster rollout, better communication, says Sask. nurses’ union

The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) thinks the province's program to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines needs to be sped up in a significant way."The quicker we go, the quicker we get ...

Jan 11, 2021

Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate dies of COVID-19 complications

An inmate from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary died outside the hospital after "an apparent result of complications related to COVID-19," the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) announced Saturday. Thi...

Jan 09, 2021

Seven deaths of COVID-19 in the province, largest number of vaccines administered in one day

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported seven deaths including one in the North Central and 336 new cases of COVID-19.As of January 8, a total of 6,015 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administ...

Jan 08, 2021

Lakeview Pioneer Lodge outbreak sheds light on specialized care in Saskatchewan

The Lakeview Pioneer Lodge long-term care home in Wakaw continues to deal with a major COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.According to Acting CEO Wayne Nogier, all 44 residents and over 20 staff member...

Jan 08, 2021

eHealth ransomware ‘one of the largest privacy breaches’ in Saskatchewan history

Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner has confirmed that last year's eHealth ransomware attack resulted in one of the biggest privacy breaches in the province's history.In a report issued Friday, the In...

Jan 08, 2021

Melfort Hospital welcomes new year's baby

The Melfort Hospital has it's new year's baby.Maverick Dwayne Cross was born on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 8:03 a.m. to mom Meaghan and dad Brody Cross of Carrot River.Maverick was born at nine pounds, thre...

Jan 07, 2021

Province records 334 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced as of today there have been 4,832 COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in the province.This includes 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program and 233 sec...

Jan 07, 2021

Far North East to receive Moderna vaccine, after previously being excluded from rollout plans

When the Saskatchewan government initially announced its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans in December, it didn't include the Far North East region to receive it in the rollout's first stage. However, th...

Jan 07, 2021

'It's left Regina': Moderna vaccine headed to La Ronge

Minister of Health Paul Merriman announced during a press conference Wednesday the Moderna vaccine is headed to La Ronge and other areas in the Far North East. "As identified today, the Far North East...

Jan 07, 2021