Health

Pair of volunteers, making and selling face masks in support of North East SPCA

A pair of volunteers with the North East SPCA have been able to bring in several thousand dollars for the local animal shelter through sales of face masks.Johanna Hnatuik does the sewing while Bonnie ...

Aug 31, 2020

Province records four new COVID-19 cases, 12 more recoveries

There are four new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more recoveries to report in Saskatchewan. The latest numbers brings the total amount to 1,619 reported cases. The new cases are located in Saskatoon (one),...

Aug 31, 2020

Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...

Aug 31, 2020

No new cases of COVID-19; second 0 of the week

There are no new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday. This is the second time this week the Saskatchewan Health Authority reported no new cases, doing so first on Tuesday.There was also only one recover...

Aug 30, 2020

What’s it like being a contact tracer?

It's a good thing Nancy Kot likes to talk on the phone.The public health nurse says she now makes somewhere between five and 20 calls a day working as a viral investigator."We are trying to search and...

Aug 28, 2020

Gov't info package details illness protocols ahead of new school year

The Government of Saskatchewan has given new details on how schools should respond if a student, teacher of other member of staff become ill once the new year gets underway Sept.8.The Ministry of Educ...

Aug 27, 2020

One new death, three new COVID-19 cases, 30 more recoveries recorded in Saskatchewan

There is one new death related to COVID-19 recorded in the province.The person was in their 50s and resided in the South West zone. There have been a total of 24 deaths related to the virus in the pro...

Aug 26, 2020

New Rosthern school unveiled

No one could have foreseen it when construction first started, but the new Rosthern Community School south of Prince Albert will welcome 400 prekindergarten to Grade 12 students in the middle of a glo...

Aug 25, 2020

Province records one new death, no new COVID-19 cases

There is one new death related to COVID-19 recorded in the province. The person was in their 70s and resided in the Central West zone.There are no new cases to report in the province and there are eig...

Aug 25, 2020

Visitor restrictions eased at long-term care homes in northeast

Visitor restrictions are being eased in the North East after 28 days without a new COVID-19 case in the R.M. of Star City.The restrictions came into effect after an outbreak in the R.M. back in July.T...

Aug 25, 2020