Health

'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

Victoria Hospital's neonatal unit expansion moving forward

Construction is moving ahead on the major expansion to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert. Quorex Construction Services Ltd. from Saskatoon has been sele...

Nov 20, 2020

180,000 new vaccines coming to Saskatchewan next year, reviewing the models

According to Saskatchewan Minister of Health Paul Merriman, the province will have 180,000 vaccines in the first quarter of next year.Canada's federal government has secured six million vaccines, four...

Nov 19, 2020

COVID-19 case at Muenster School

The Horizon School Division (HSD) has been notified of another positive COVID-19 case in one of its schools.According to a media release, HSD said they were notified late on Wednesday about the case a...

Nov 19, 2020

CEO, president of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation receives national award

The CEO and president of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation received national recognition today in light of her efforts to improving the health of children and youth in Canada.Brynn Bobac...

Nov 19, 2020

Daughter of 89-year-old in Saskatoon care home worries about quality of care amid COVID-19 outbreak

A 62-year-old Dalmeny area woman has removed her mother from a Saskatoon area care home after she says she became worried about the quality of care she had been receiving over the last few weeks.The w...

Nov 19, 2020

COVID-19 case at Wakaw School

The Horizon School Division (HSD) has been notified of a positive COVID-19 cases in one of its schools.HSD said they were notified on Wednesday, Nov. 18 about the case at Wakaw School. They said famil...

Nov 19, 2020