Health

Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...

Oct 14, 2020

Province records 34 new cases of COVID-19, gathering sizes in private residences to be reduced to 15

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 34 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more recoveries in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the North Central (nine), Saskatoon (eight), Central West (four...

Oct 13, 2020

COVID-19 stress affecting many people: U of R professor

COVID-19 isn't just affecting people physically in 2020.The global pandemic has been causing a lot of stress on people. Dr. Gordon Asmundson, a psychology professor at the University of Regina, says a...

Oct 13, 2020

New drugs under development at U of S that target aggressive breast cancers

Two University of Saskatchewan doctors hope two new breast cancer treatments they're developing will drastically decrease the number of deaths from the disease.Radiopharmacist Dr. Humphrey Fonge and h...

Oct 13, 2020

Potential COVID-19 exposures in Prince Albert, several Sask. communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting Saskatchewan residents about possible COVID-19 exposures at businesses in multiple communities across the province, including Prince Albert.Esterhaz...

Oct 13, 2020

Saskatchewan records 48 new COVID-19 cases, many in North Central zone

There are 48 new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Saskatchewan, 19 of which are in the province's North Central zone, an area that includes Prince Albert. Meanwhile, the Premier is calling on the p...

Oct 12, 2020

24 new COVID-19 cases, 12 linked to P.A.'s Gospel Outreach outbreak

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reporting 24 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Initial investigations have linked 12 of these cases to the Gospel Outreach outbreak in Prince Albert. Regina is a...

Oct 11, 2020

14 of 28 potential COVID-19 exposures at businesses in Prince Albert

The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced 28 possible COVID-19 exposures at businesses across the province, that were visited by people who were likely infectious with the virus. Of the 28 exposures...

Oct 11, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposure in Beauval

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is advising the public about a potential COVID-19 exposure in Beauval.According to a media release, the SHA said anyone who was at the Gospel revival on Oct. 3 ...

Oct 08, 2020

PBCN, LLRIB communities lockdown as coronavirus reappears in region

All Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) communities have been locked down after coronavirus cases appeared in three this week.The lockdowns were in place as of Oct. 8 at 7 a.m. and will continue until...

Oct 08, 2020