Health

A look at veterinary care in Saskatchewan during the pandemic

As with any field, animal health care has seen some bumps in the road during the COVID-19 pandemic.However, things are starting to get back to normal for one Regina veterinarian.Dr. Lesley Sawa, a vet...

Jul 15, 2020

Shahab explains why northern outbreak and current southwest cases treated differently

After the recent jump in cases in the southwest and some of them being attributed to Hutterite colonies, some had been asking why no restrictions were being implemented similar to those that were put ...

Jul 15, 2020

More fundraising needed before Melfort Heliport tender awarded

The Melfort Heliport Project has hit a bit of a hurdle.The tender for the project was presented at an in-camera session of City Council on Monday. The project manager, Catterall and Wright Consulting ...

Jul 15, 2020

Concerns emerging about plans to reopen schools

The organization representing the province's teachers says members have concerns about return to school planning.In a media release sent out Monday the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) said a su...

Jul 14, 2020

Doctors, Sask. government reach tentative contract agreement

A tentative five-year contract agreement has been reached by the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA).In a release, Saskatchewan Health says the deal runs retroactively...

Jul 14, 2020

Universal testing starting today, five new cases of COVID-19 reported

Starting today, COVID-19 testing is available to anyone who requests it, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not. A referral for testing can be made by contacting HealthLine 811.There are five...

Jul 14, 2020

31 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the province as of Monday.In total there have been 56 new cases since Friday. There were also two cases reported on July 11 and...

Jul 13, 2020

More health services resume today, testing made available to anyone

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced as of today, more health services will resume in the province.This is outlined as Phase 3 of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's service resumption plan wh...

Jul 13, 2020

North East School Division preparing for schools to reopen this fall

Summer holidays are well underway for students and teachers, but work continues behind the scenes with schools reopening this fall.Schools across Saskatchewan closed in March due to the COVID-19 pande...

Jul 13, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19 in province, cluster identified in P.A.

There are five new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province today, bringing the provincial total to 813 cases. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is alerting Prince Albert residents and those travell...

Jul 09, 2020