Health

CP NewsAlert: Canada passes 500,000 COVID-19 cases following Saskatchewan report

Canada has surpassed 500,000 cases of COVID-19 as infections continue to surge in several provinces.Saskatchewan pushed the country over the grim threshold today, with 252 new cases reported.Earlier i...

Dec 19, 2020

Saskatchewan reports 252 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths

Eight more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The Government of Saskatchewan reported the new deaths, along with 252 new cases of the virus Saturday.Two of the deaths reported Saturday...

Dec 19, 2020

AFSC Podcast focuses on embracing importance of mental health

RED DEER, Alta. – Agriculture Financial Services Corporation has two new AFSC Podcast episodes to close out 2020- this two-part interview is on a very important topic, in agriculture and for thi...

Troy Gillard Dec 19, 2020

Regina woman offers first-hand look at getting COVID vaccine

What is it like to get a COVID-19 vaccine?One Regina woman thinks it's fairly similar to getting any other kind of vaccine.Jill Straker works at the drive-through COVID testing site on the grounds of ...

Dec 19, 2020

COVID contact tracers encountering ‘fear, anxiety, confusion’

Contact tracers across the province have had their detective hats on to try and determine how COVID-19 is spreading.Contact tracers are tasked with finding out where community transfer of the virus is...

Dec 19, 2020

Hope spreads throughout the province ahead of the holiday season

Although Christmas holidays will be different this year, we still have hope.Hope was the message a Melfort nurse decided to spread in the community with lights on a balcony at the hospital and that ha...

Dec 18, 2020

Province records 245 new COVID-19 cases

The province has reported two more deaths of people diagnosed with COVID-19. One new death in the age group 70 to 79 was reported in the Regina zone. One new death in the age group 80+ was reported in...

Dec 18, 2020

Moderna ends frozen requirements for vaccine, easing logistics of shipping

OTTAWA - American biotech firm Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all. The messenger RNA vaccine from the Massachusetts-based company is on...

Dec 18, 2020

SHA facing 'challenges' in finding enough ICU personnel to meet Surge Plan goals

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced in Thursday's press conference it may not have enough highly-trained personnel to achieve all the goals set out in its Surge Plan.One of the province'...

Dec 17, 2020

One Arrow prepares for two-week lockdown

Effective Monday, no one can enter or leave the One Arrow First Nation for a period of two weeks.The full lockdown announced by the community's Emergency Management Team is being done to lower the num...

Dec 17, 2020