Health

Vaccine shortages throw province’s plan off track, minister says

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman told a Commons standing committee Monday the province's vaccine shipment for Feb. 8 will only be a third of what was originally promised.The shortages from P...

Feb 01, 2021

SHA board member living in California since November

One of the board members of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has been spending a lot of time in the United States."We can confirm that Judy Davis has been in California since mid-November, depa...

Feb 01, 2021

Questions remain over Canada's vaccination drive amid delays and fresh applications

Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as the country enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic. The federal government, which ...

Feb 01, 2021

238 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths, 223 recoveries

The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 238 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the provincial up to 23,864.Four Saskatchewan residents who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One...

Jan 31, 2021

258 new COVID-19 cases, 228 recoveries, eight deaths; vaccine clinics postponed

Due to the upcoming reduction in deliveries of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines over the next month, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is adjusting their vaccine distribution schedule. Some ar...

Jan 30, 2021

Northern health worker turns down vaccine tourism caller

The case of the Vancouver couple accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to get the COVID-19 vaccine has prompted the question - could that happen in Saskatchewan?Former Great Canadian Gaming CE...

Jan 29, 2021

Tisdale farmer, butcher receives support through GoFundMe after December stroke

Support is pouring in for a Saskatchewan farmer and butcher who had a stroke in December and is on his way to recovering.Norm Bromm of Tisdale is an organic farmer in the summer and a butcher in the w...

Jan 29, 2021

328 new cases of COVID-19, 300 recoveries, and seven deaths

The Saskatchewan Health Authority administered 308 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. This brings the provincial total of vaccines given to 35,091 in Saskatchewan. As of January 29, 107 per cent...

Jan 29, 2021

Trudeau announces suspended flights, mandatory 3-day hotel quarantine for travellers

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced all Canadian travellers returning from overseas will have to take a COVID-19 test at the airport when they land and quarantine in a designated hote...

Jan 29, 2021

244 new cases of COVID-19, 11 more deaths

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has reported 118 COVID-19 vaccines were given yesterday bringing the provincial total to 34,672 administered in the province. According to a media release, there are ...

Jan 28, 2021