Health

Transfer of ICU patients to Ontario about to slow down

The flow of intensive care patients from Saskatchewan to Ontario is expected to slow to a trickle after the weekend.During a technical briefing Friday, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency president Marl...

Oct 29, 2021

Province reports 238 new cases of COVID-19, 2,364 cases considered active

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced there are 238 new cases of COVID-19 in the province in its update Friday afternoon.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (...

Oct 29, 2021

SHA to require proof of vaccination in all facilities Nov. 8

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced as of Nov. 8 proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required to enter all SHA acute care facilities and long term care homes, including affiliates....

Oct 29, 2021

Eleven new deaths reported today in COVID-19 provincial update; 237 new cases

Eleven new deaths were reported today by the provincial government bringing the total to 843 Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 who have died.Also reported today were 237 new confirmed cases of COVI...

Oct 28, 2021

Provincial case total currently 2,440, including 742 in Northern Sask; five deaths

The province has announced an additional 223 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 164 cases among unvaccinated people and 62 cases among children between the ages of 0-11.Of the new cases, 63 ar...

Oct 27, 2021

Senior medical health officer discusses letter sent to Sask. government

The doctor behind sending a letter to the Saskatchewan government asking for more COVID-19 measures is providing his reasoning.Senior medical health officer Dr. Cory Neudorf sent the letter showcasing...

Oct 27, 2021

Province reports 126 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 126 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and 10 new deaths Tuesday.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (five), Far North...

Oct 26, 2021

Saskatchewan reveals plan to vaccinate kids five to 11 against COVID

Health Canada has yet to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, but Saskatchewan unveiled Tuesday its vaccination plan for that age group.The province announced it has ordered...

Oct 26, 2021

‘The alternatives are much worse’: Sask. doctors plead for COVID measures in letter to government

Over 20 doctors in Saskatchewan are once again pleading with the government to re-introduce restrictions to help curb cases of COVID-19."The Medical Health Officers of Saskatchewan (MHOs) would like t...

Oct 26, 2021

Moe admits mask mandate could have come sooner, but no further restrictions announced

Premier Scott Moe spent much of his State of the Province address Monday on Saskatchewan's flourishing economic prospects as the province emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic before facing questions fro...

Oct 26, 2021