Health

NDP’s Suicide Prevention Bill passes after third attempt

Ever since 2018, Doyle Vermette has been fighting for families who have lost loved ones to suicide by trying to get The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act passed in the province's legisl...

Apr 30, 2021

More drive-thru and walk-in clinic date in the works; 264 new cases reported by province

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has scheduled tentative dates for drive-thru and walk-in clinics throughout the province for the coming week.Clinic locations for May 5 to May 8 will be confirmed by ...

Apr 30, 2021

Province reports 205 new cases of COVID-19 and one death

The provincial government is reporting another 205 new cases of COVID-19 today, along with 244 recoveries and one additional death. The death is reported today in the 80+ age group from the North West...

Apr 29, 2021

Re-Open Sask. Plan updated, province reports 213 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting some high percentages of COVID-19 vaccinations across the province.Eighty per cent of Saskatchewan residents over age 60 have received their first dose, whi...

Apr 28, 2021

Northern pharmacies to be added to vaccination pilot project next week

Select pharmacies in Saskatchewan will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations through a pilot project that begins April 29. There are 63 pharmacies in 14 communities participating in the initial pilot. ...

Apr 28, 2021

Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants

OTTAWA - More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since mandatory hotel quarantines began have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern. T...

Apr 28, 2021

P.1 COVID variant spreading in Saskatchewan

It has been a couple of weeks since the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant established itself as the dominant strain in Saskatchewan, but a new variant is now starting to spread.Originally only five cases of th...

Apr 28, 2021

‘I’ve never seen anything like this ever,’ says head of Regina ICU

COVID-19 is sending more patients to the Regina intensive care unit than it can handle.The numbers are stunning to Dr. Jeffrey Betcher, head of critical care, who says occupancy hit 150 per cent last ...

Apr 28, 2021

COVID-19 variants of concern increasing steadily across the North

As of Tuesday, April 27, the total number of identified COVID-19 cases infected with a variant of concern (VoC) in northern zones was 367. Just a week ago, that number sat at 196. That's a major cause...

Apr 27, 2021

Province to lower vaccine eligibility age throughout the week

The Saskatchewan government has announced incremental changes to vaccine ages this week beginning on Wednesday, April 28.The eligible age ranges for booking COVID-19 vaccinations will include individu...

Apr 27, 2021