Health

Northern community dealing with COVID-19 outbreak, Delta variant

As many Saskatchewan communities watch their COVID-19 case numbers drop, the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation - including Wollaston Lake - is dealing with a fast-moving outbreak.The outbreak was declared June...

Jul 05, 2021

'Figure of hope' praised for role in COVID-19 fight after death

MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was the first person in Canada to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has died. Gisele Lvesque, 89, died on June 28 peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by family, according t...

Jul 04, 2021

Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province

The province is reporting an additional 21 new cases and 36 recoveries from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on July 2. This includes only eight new cases in the province's northern zones.This brings the prov...

Jul 02, 2021

Ministry of Health no longer releasing COVID updates on weekends and holidays

As COVID numbers continue to trend downwards in Saskatchewan, the province is taking a break from reporting daily statistics.Starting Thursday, the Ministry of Health will no longer issue a COVID upda...

Jul 01, 2021

52 new COVID-19 cases reported, two new deaths

There are 52 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 48,823 cases. And as the government urged the public to get both jabs there was another all to...

Jun 29, 2021

17 new COVID-19 cases and no deaths reported in Saskatchewan

The Government of Saskatchewan reported just 17 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. That's the lowest one-day total since before the first wave came into the province. To find a day when less cases were rep...

Jun 28, 2021

VIDO vaccine to be put to test this summer in Saskatoon

The vaccine developed by the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is coming to Saskatoon for its clinical trial testing.The trial testing is expected to begi...

Jun 27, 2021

Province reports 48 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.The new cases located in northern Saskatchewan are in the following zones: Far North West, six; Far North Central, ...

Jun 27, 2021

Province reports 61 new cases of COVID-19, 71 recoveries and one death

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the following zones: Far North West, 10; Far North East, on...

Jun 26, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions could still limit celebrations as Habs try to win Stanley Cup

Montrealers won't be the only ones to start celebrating next week as the Habs make a run for Canada's first Stanley Cup in 28 years. Fans and beer drinkers from across the country will be lifting thei...

Jun 26, 2021