Health

Province records another death, 132 new cases of COVID-19

The province has announced another Saskatchewan resident has died from COVID-19. The total number of deaths in the province is 32.There are 132 cases of COVID-19 to report, bringing the total to 5,553...

Nov 18, 2020

Visitor limitations in place for Melfort Hospital

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is putting in some visitor restrictions at the Melfort Hospital due to increased COVID-19 activity in the community.Effective immediately, family presence and visitat...

Nov 18, 2020

Mandatory masks and private gatherings down to 5 among new COVID measures to mid-December

Mandatory masks across Saskatchewan and private indoor gatherings reduced to five people are just some of the new public health measures to take effect on Thursday. There will also be restrictions on ...

Nov 17, 2020

NITHA declares COVID-19 outbreak at James Smith Cree Nation

The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the James Smith Cree Nation.In an announcement from NITHA, they say the declaration comes after a number of posit...

Nov 17, 2020

Coronavirus cases surge in Fond du Lac as water treatment plant malfunctions

The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation Emergency Team is calling for more public health interventions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.According to a media release, positive cas...

Nov 17, 2020

Province reports 240 new COVID-19 cases, 113 recoveries, 71 in hospital

After announcing further restrictive measures to combat COVID-19, the province is reporting 240 new cases.The new amount brings the provincial total to 5,422 cases. The new cases are located in the Fa...

Nov 17, 2020

Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says

OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17."Influenza is way behind the eight ball here...

Nov 17, 2020

COVID case at Humboldt school

Officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority are reporting a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at St. Augustine School in Humboldt. A media release from Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools la...

Lisa Brady Nov 16, 2020

Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...

Nov 16, 2020

Good news even if questions remain, VIDO-InterVac head says of Moderna announcement

The head of the Saskatoon lab working toward a COVID-19 vaccine hasn't seen the data behind the promising claims being made by a U.S. pharmaceutical company.On Monday morning, Moderna announced its va...

Nov 16, 2020