Health

Environment Canada releases special air quality statement for the northeast, Prince Albert

Smoke from the English Fire near Fort la Corne is expected to blanket the region today.Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement, and Melfort, Tisdale, Nipawin, and Prince Albert a...

May 20, 2020

Far North sees seven new COVID-19 cases, certain restrictions eased on travel, prescriptions, health care

The northern travel order was amended and limits will soon be lifted on prescription drugs as the province continues its re-open plan. As of today, May 19, there are seven new cases of COVID-19, bring...

May 19, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases reported

The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, keeping the provincial total at 592. It was the first time in over two months - when the province was in its opening days...

May 18, 2020

Halifax lab team to conduct first Canadian trials for possible COVID-19 vaccine

HALIFAX - The first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted by a Halifax research team that also was involved in trials that eventually led to a vaccine fo...

May 17, 2020

Eight new cases of COVID-19 in province, 176 total active cases

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in the province, with five in the La Loche area and three in Beauval.The latest numbers bring the provincial total to 590 with 176 considered active.There have be...

May 15, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, province prepares for phase two of reopen plan

There are five new cases of COVID-19 in the province, with four in the La Loche area and one in Regina. The latest numbers bring the provincial total to 582 with 178 considered active.There have been ...

May 14, 2020

Legal questions on northern lockdown as some relaxations are pondered

A leading Saskatchewan lawyer is questioning the legality of the government's lockdown of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) to help combat the spread of COVID-19. As the weather...

May 13, 2020

Four new cases of COVID-19 in La Loche, province extends State of Emergency

All four of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 cases are in the La Loche area and while numbers are low, the provincial State of Emergency was extended for another two weeks.The new cases bring the provincial to...

May 13, 2020

Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate

As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered - COVID-19 patients.The provincial government is using the centre as an isola...

May 13, 2020

Nursing on the frontline of a pandemic

Nurses in Prince Albert and across the world face new challenges everyday in the battle to flatten the COVID-19 curve.Tuesday marked International Nurses Day and President of the Saskatchewan Union of...

May 12, 2020