Health

NITHA announces COVID-19 outbreak at Red Earth Cree Nation

The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Red Earth Cree Nation.Public health said in a release that individuals that have tested positive were at a wedding ev...

Oct 14, 2020

Province records 25 new cases of COVID-19, nine recoveries

There are 25 new COVID-19 cases and nine recoveries reported in the province today, Oct. 14.The latest numbers brings the total provincial tally to 2,199 cases. The new cases are located in the Far No...

Oct 14, 2020

Potential COVID-19 exposures at businesses in Prince Albert and other communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting Saskatchewan residents of possible COVID-19 exposures in the province.The potential exposure are at businesses in Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoo...

Oct 14, 2020

Renew U Fitness to open women's only private training studio in Melfort Wellness Centre

A local certified personal trainer is opening a private training studio for women in the Melfort Wellness Centre.Britt Meyers began Renew U Fitness a few years as an online platform with online challe...

Oct 14, 2020

Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...

Oct 14, 2020

Province records 34 new cases of COVID-19, gathering sizes in private residences to be reduced to 15

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 34 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more recoveries in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the North Central (nine), Saskatoon (eight), Central West (four...

Oct 13, 2020

COVID-19 stress affecting many people: U of R professor

COVID-19 isn't just affecting people physically in 2020.The global pandemic has been causing a lot of stress on people. Dr. Gordon Asmundson, a psychology professor at the University of Regina, says a...

Oct 13, 2020

New drugs under development at U of S that target aggressive breast cancers

Two University of Saskatchewan doctors hope two new breast cancer treatments they're developing will drastically decrease the number of deaths from the disease.Radiopharmacist Dr. Humphrey Fonge and h...

Oct 13, 2020

Potential COVID-19 exposures in Prince Albert, several Sask. communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting Saskatchewan residents about possible COVID-19 exposures at businesses in multiple communities across the province, including Prince Albert.Esterhaz...

Oct 13, 2020

Saskatchewan records 48 new COVID-19 cases, many in North Central zone

There are 48 new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Saskatchewan, 19 of which are in the province's North Central zone, an area that includes Prince Albert. Meanwhile, the Premier is calling on the p...

Oct 12, 2020