Health

Two new cases of COVID-19 reported with one in Far North

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the province, with one in the Far North region and the other in the Saskatoon region. The new provincial total is 656. Of those cases, 19 are considered...

Jun 09, 2020

Golf event gets creative for cause

Technically, it's like no other Texas scramble tournament ever played because it will last all summer.The annual Emma Lake Golf Course Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) Charity Classic, presented by ...

Jun 09, 2020

Two deaths from COVID-19 recorded in Far North

Two residents in the province's Far North region have died from COVID-19. One individual was in their 60s and the other was in their 70s. Against this sombre backdrop there was also some further posit...

Jun 08, 2020

Feds say two Saskatoon flights carried COVID-19-positive passengers

Two recent flights into Saskatoon have been added to the Government of Canada's list of flights that carried people who have since tested positive for COVID-19.According to the government's website, a...

Jun 08, 2020

Wapiti Regional Library to offer curbside pickup services

Readers in the region will have more options to access resources.Wapiti Regional Library is to offer curbside pickups in a number of local communities, starting June 15.Branch libraries were closed Ma...

Jun 08, 2020

Serving in masks and extra space: Restaurants reflect on reopening plans

Anyone who may be getting tired of their own kitchen table and feels ready for a night out with a friend or a spouse will now have the opportunity.Many Saskatchewan restaurants are to reopen Monday at...

Jun 08, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in province, 27 active cases remain

There is one new case of COVID-19 in the Saskatchewan's Far North region, bringing the provincial total to 649.Of the total cases, 27 are considered active. Three people have recovered, bringing the r...

Jun 05, 2020

Unions for health-care workers call on Sask. government to invest in frontline workers

Three unions that represent workers in the health-care field are calling on the Saskatchewan government to support health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing wages."Everybody is de...

Jun 04, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in the province, recovery total at 608

There is one new case of COVID-19 in the province's Saskatoon region, bringing the total number of cases to 648. Meanwhile the province said it would have more information on the re-opening of playgro...

Jun 04, 2020

One new case of COVID-19, province updates visitation restrictions for long-term care homes

The Far North region of the province has the sole new case of COVID-19The new case brings the provincial total to 647. Of those cases, 34 are considered active. There have been 602 recoveries overall....

Jun 03, 2020