Health

Spreading hope at the Melfort Hospital

Spreading light in the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic around Saskatchewan is the goal for a staff member at the Melfort Hospital.Licensed Practical Nurse, Laura Alexander decided to use Christmas L...

Nov 23, 2020

Mustangs postpone hockey activities due to COVID-19 exposure

The Melfort Mustangs have postponed hockey activities for the week after a COVID-19 exposure.The team said in a release they have postponed their upcoming games with the Battlefords North Stars for No...

Nov 23, 2020

As many as 30 trades involved in new P.A. Hospital NICU project

The winning bidder on the $2 million contract for the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital says it's extra special knowing the community came up with the funds ...

Nov 23, 2020

236 new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 236 new COVID-19 cases in the province on Sunday. The North Central accounts for 24 of those new cases, while there are 17 in the North West and nine in the ...

Nov 22, 2020

SGEU wants government to implement policy allowing employees to work from home

The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) is calling on the provincial government to do more than to just consider a work-from-home policy.According to a media release, Barry Nowo...

Nov 22, 2020

Record 439 new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) reported 439 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a new one-day record. There are also new records for active cases with 2,537 and people in hospital due to COVID-19...

Nov 21, 2020

'You will be refused entry or asked to leave': SHA highlights need for mask wearing

Wear a mask and wear it properly, otherwise you could be asked to leave.That's one of the key messages from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) as they remind everyone who enters their facilities ...

Nov 21, 2020

Saskatchewan in ‘dangerous territory,’ says chief medical health officer

Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the province is experiencing its first true wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March.Speaking on Gormley on Friday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said as ...

Nov 20, 2020

Province records another death, 153 new cases of COVID-19

A resident in their 80s from Saskatoon has died from COVID-19 bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 33.There are 153 new cases to report in Saskatchewan today, Nov. 20, which brings t...

Nov 20, 2020

Melfort Heliport completed, Transport Canada to inspect by month's end

The Melfort Heliport is nearly certified as an aerodrome in Canada.By the end of Friday, Nov. 20, all the work on the heliport located on the corner Higgins Ave W. and West Street will be complete and...

Lisa Brady Nov 20, 2020