Health

Premier to address Saskatchewan, lay out Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan

Premier Scott Moe is set to address the province tomorrow and introduce the government's Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan on April 23. The provincial address will be televised and broadcast live on April 22 ...

Apr 21, 2020 Premier Scott Moe. (submitted photo/Province of Saskatchewan)

Four new COVID-19 cases brings provincial total to 320

As of today, April 21, the province has four new cases of COVID-19, two of which are from the Far North. The provincial total now stands at 320. Of those cases, 64 are considered active. The provincia...

Apr 21, 2020 (Canadian Press)

Provincial COVID-19 total at 316 with 74 active cases

As of today, April 20, the province has one new case of COVID-19. That brings the provincial total to 316 reported cases. As the government released the latest figures it stressed the arrival of warm ...

Apr 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

New regulations issued to allow remote witnessing of wills

With the current public health emergency, the province is changing its regulations to allow remote witnessing of wills. The Wills (Public Emergencies) Regulations came into force on April 16 and will ...

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Two new cases of COVID-19, no new recoveries in Sask.

Saskatchewan has two more cases of COVID-19, one in the Far North region and one in the Saskatoon region. The Far North now has nine active cases and 11 total cases, while Saskatoon has 39 active case...

Apr 19, 2020 COVID-19. (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)

Six more COVID-19 cases and six more recoveries in province; outbreaks in northern Alberta affecting Sask.

Saskatchewan has six new cases of COVID-19, three confirmed and three presumptive, bringing the total to 313 cases reported to date. Six more recoveries have been reported, bringing that total to 234....

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COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche

Around ten residents of a long term care home in La Loche are under observation after a staff member and a resident tested positive for COVID-19.Earlier today, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr....

Apr 17, 2020 (Canadian Press/file photo)

Province issues new orders to protect vulnerable population from COVID-19, case total at 307

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing Saskatchewan's total reported cases to 307. Of those cases, 75 are active. The latest figures were reported as the province announced new ...

Apr 17, 2020 Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)

Law firm questions reasoning behind cancelled drive-in Easter service in Nipawin

A public drive-in Easter Service in Nipawin that was called off the night before has drawn attention from outside the province. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a law firm based ...

Lisa Brady Apr 17, 2020 A drive-in Easter Sunday service was set to take place at Centennial Arena's parking lot, but was cancelled due to public complaints and orders from Public Health. (Facebook/Chad Jeremy Glascock)

SIGA prepared to protect guests when allowed to re-open

While their properties across Saskatchewan are closed, the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) is telling patrons they will be taking precautions when they get the green light to re-open.In a ...

Apr 16, 2020 All of SIGA's casinos across Saskatchewan remain closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. (file photo/paNOW Staff)