Health

CEO, president of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation receives national award

The CEO and president of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation received national recognition today in light of her efforts to improving the health of children and youth in Canada.Brynn Bobac...

Nov 19, 2020

Daughter of 89-year-old in Saskatoon care home worries about quality of care amid COVID-19 outbreak

A 62-year-old Dalmeny area woman has removed her mother from a Saskatoon area care home after she says she became worried about the quality of care she had been receiving over the last few weeks.The w...

Nov 19, 2020

Province records another death, 132 new cases of COVID-19

The province has announced another Saskatchewan resident has died from COVID-19. The total number of deaths in the province is 32.There are 132 cases of COVID-19 to report, bringing the total to 5,553...

Nov 18, 2020

Mandatory masks and private gatherings down to 5 among new COVID measures to mid-December

Mandatory masks across Saskatchewan and private indoor gatherings reduced to five people are just some of the new public health measures to take effect on Thursday. There will also be restrictions on ...

Nov 17, 2020

Coronavirus cases surge in Fond du Lac as water treatment plant malfunctions

The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation Emergency Team is calling for more public health interventions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.According to a media release, positive cas...

Nov 17, 2020

Province reports 240 new COVID-19 cases, 113 recoveries, 71 in hospital

After announcing further restrictive measures to combat COVID-19, the province is reporting 240 new cases.The new amount brings the provincial total to 5,422 cases. The new cases are located in the Fa...

Nov 17, 2020

Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says

OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17."Influenza is way behind the eight ball here...

Nov 17, 2020

Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...

Nov 16, 2020

Good news even if questions remain, VIDO-InterVac head says of Moderna announcement

The head of the Saskatoon lab working toward a COVID-19 vaccine hasn't seen the data behind the promising claims being made by a U.S. pharmaceutical company.On Monday morning, Moderna announced its va...

Nov 16, 2020

Northern agencies and doctors call for expansion to mandatory mask protocol

The health authority responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities believes the province's current mandatory masking protocol leaves too many people vulnerable.As it currently sta...

Nov 16, 2020