Health

Local electrician shares story for mental health awareness

As people across Saskatchewan have struggled with their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, one woman is hoping her story will help others reach out.A journeyman electrician for 13 years, Lian...

Feb 18, 2021

Province reports 124 new cases of COVID-19, 189 recoveries

The provincial total of COVID-19 cases has reached 26,953 cases with 124 new cases reported in the province on Feb. 17. The North accounted for 51 of the new cases.Five Saskatchewan residents who test...

Feb 17, 2021

Kentucky storm holds up Canadian vaccine delivery as shipper hurries to catch up

OTTAWA - The "big lift" for Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts this week has been sideswiped by a big snowdrift. UPS temporarily closed its operations in Louisville, Ky., Monday because the city re...

Feb 17, 2021

Obstetrics returns to Meadow Lake Hospital

Obstetrical services at the Meadow Lake Hospital will resume effective immediately.The unit was shut down on Jan. 18 following a COVID-19 outbreak on the surgical ward. This move of extreme caution wa...

Feb 16, 2021

Province reports 136 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced there are 136 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths and 264 recoveries in the province.Vaccine DeliveryThere were 22 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yest...

Feb 16, 2021

Labour group demands meeting over COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Red Deer

RED DEER, Alta. - The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour wants a meeting with the premier and provincial labour minister to ensure workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks are shut down. Gil McGo...

Feb 16, 2021

Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays

OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests.Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada i...

Feb 16, 2021

Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...

Feb 13, 2021

Stay close to home this Family Day weekend, province says

The province recorded 525 vaccinations in the province's northern zones yesterday, bringing the total amount administered to 46,788.A total of 101 per cent of the doses received have been administered...

Feb 12, 2021

Saskatchewan RNs ‘shocked,’ ‘disappointed’ after being left off vaccine priority list: SUN

As it stands now, health-care workers on the front lines of COVID-19 may have to wait to get a vaccine.But that wasn't the original plan, according to Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Trac...

Feb 12, 2021