Health

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 12, 2021

Province taking another look at health-care workers prioritized for COVID vaccines

After hearing from health-care groups, Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is going to reassess which groups are included as a priority for a COVID-19 vaccine.Moe didn't make any promises that more wi...

Feb 11, 2021

Decline in new COVID cases in province, no new deaths

New COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan are once again hovering around triple figures with 114 new cases reported in the province today. Compared to the previous week, this is lower than other daily case t...

Feb 11, 2021

Deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada set to more than quadruple next week

OTTAWA - A month-long slowdown in Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries should end next week, with the single biggest shipment of vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech to date.Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the mi...

Feb 11, 2021

How you’ll know when you’re eligible for a COVID vaccination

The province released more details of its vaccine rollout plan Tuesday, and though there are some puzzle pieces missing, the bits of the picture are more clear around how people will be told they're e...

Feb 10, 2021

New COVID-19 cases back into triple digits, 245 recoveries

The provincial daily case total is back into the triple digits as 180 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported, following a dip to only 80 new cases reported yesterday. Two individuals in the Saskatoo...

Feb 10, 2021

Saskatchewan unveils more information on vaccination plan

As Saskatchewan awaits more shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, the province has released more information on its vaccine delivery plan including more drive-thru centres across the region.Saskatchewan hope...

Feb 09, 2021

Premier stands by comments about lockdown advocates

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stood by comments he made at the Municipalities of Saskatchewan convention Monday, when he said those who advocate for lockdowns to control COVID-19 do so with the luxur...

Feb 09, 2021

Province records 80 new cases of COVID-19, five deaths

For the first time since Dec. 28, the province reported under 100 daily new cases of COVID-19, announcing 80 new cases. There are also 253 new recoveries and five deaths in Saskatchewan.There were 1,2...

Feb 09, 2021

Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...

Feb 09, 2021