Health

Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says

The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...

Dec 02, 2020

U of S study shows hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants may pollute air

A University of Saskatchewan team has conducted research into the airborne polluting effects of cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants and says these pose health risks.According ...

Dec 02, 2020

Four more deaths related to COVID-19 in province's deadliest week of pandemic

In the last seven days, 14 Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19 complications marking it as the deadliest week of the pandemic in the province's history.Today, Dec. 1, the province reported ...

Dec 01, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Moe talks schools, jails and Christmas with COVID-19

It has been only a few days since new health measures have come into effect in Saskatchewan, and Premier Scott Moe said it'll take a little longer before any effects will be seen.Moe is confident the ...

Dec 01, 2020

Two deaths and 325 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the province continues to grow, along with another grim statistic: Two more people have died in the province from complications related to the virus.The two resi...

Nov 30, 2020

Gym owners transitioning to mandatory mask-wearing

Business owners in many industries are making adjustments following the province's announcement of restrictions on Wednesday, but many were already preparing for the news.Gym owners, who were able to ...

Nov 27, 2020

Four more deaths, new rapid testing among latest info on COVID-19 front

There's another grim statistic with the latest daily government information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is also some encouraging news for the weeks ahead.As the Saskatchewan Health Auth...

Nov 27, 2020

SHA increasing testing and contact tracing capacity

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is ramping up testing and contact tracing capacity in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, but says it won't be able to keep pace unless people limit their co...

Nov 27, 2020

SHA says ICU capacity at nearly 100 per cent as COVID cases surge

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has highlighted the increased pressures on the health system as COVID-19 cases surge.It says province-wide ICU capacity is at nearly 100 per cent and approximat...

Nov 26, 2020