Health

Food prices on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic

KAMLOOPS - At the Wednesday version of the Kamloops Regional Farmers Market, the bounty of local farms is on full display. Consumers were buying up onions, beans, carrots, and beets, keeping local far...

Adam Donnelly Jul 31, 2020

Province records 14 new COVID-19 cases, working with Hutterite communities to prevent further spread

The province has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing Saskatchewan's total to 1,319 cases.The information was part of the latest daily provincial update.Of the new cases, one is in the North re...

Jul 31, 2020

'Making lemonade': fundraiser focused on six-year-old with rare disease

A six-year-old boy with a very rare disease will be the focus on Saturday at a fundraiser at McNab Regional Park at Watson.From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Henry Lucas from Englefeld will have his own lemonade...

Jul 31, 2020

Canadians can now download new COVID-19 exposure-alert smartphone app

OTTAWA - Canadians can now begin downloading a voluntary smartphone app meant to warn users they've been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he downloaded ...

Jul 31, 2020

VIDO-InterVac names firms to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine for human trial

VIDO-InterVac at the University of Saskatchewan is partnering with two Canadian pharmaceutical companies to produce the vaccine candidate Saskatoon researchers are planning to bring to the human trial...

Jul 31, 2020

Salmonella cases in Western and Central Canada linked to U.S.-grown red onions

OTTAWA - Health authorities are warning consumers in Central and Western Canada to avoid eating red onions imported from the U.S. that have been linked to a salmonella outbreak. The Public Health Agen...

Jul 31, 2020

'Be patient and kind': a request amid COVID-19 from the P.A. National Park

Ahead of the holiday weekend, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic that is still very much still with us, Parks Canada is asking the public to do the right thing when heading to one of our region's most pop...

Jul 30, 2020

Saskatchewan records 18th death from COVID-19

Saskatchewan has recorded its 18th death in relation to COVID-19.The person was from the South, had tested positive for the virus, and was in their 90s.The information was part of the latest daily pro...

Jul 30, 2020

Visitor restrictions put in place for northeast

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has put some new visitor restrictions in place for the northeast region.Due to higher COVID-19 case numbers in the northeast, visitation will be limited in hosp...

Jul 30, 2020

Majority of province's 50 new COVID-19 cases linked to Hutterite colony in R.M. of Star City

Saskatchewan announced 50 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Wednesday. Forty-four of them were said to be in the province's North region which includes Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin, several municipal...

Jul 29, 2020