Health

eHealth ransomware ‘one of the largest privacy breaches’ in Saskatchewan history

Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner has confirmed that last year's eHealth ransomware attack resulted in one of the biggest privacy breaches in the province's history.In a report issued Friday, the In...

Jan 08, 2021

Province records 334 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced as of today there have been 4,832 COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in the province.This includes 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program and 233 sec...

Jan 07, 2021

'It's left Regina': Moderna vaccine headed to La Ronge

Minister of Health Paul Merriman announced during a press conference Wednesday the Moderna vaccine is headed to La Ronge and other areas in the Far North East. "As identified today, the Far North East...

Jan 07, 2021

Saskatoon PPE company to provide masks for Saskatchewan schools

It's a made-in-Saskatchewan success story.A Saskatoon company that makes medical grade personal protective equipment (PPE) is expanding, after demand for its products significantly increased.Justin St...

Jan 07, 2021

Government answers questions about slow vaccine rollout

Saskatchewan health minister Paul Merriman and Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab answered questions about why the vaccine rollout is seeming a lot slower than expected, during the provinci...

Jan 06, 2021

Federal inmates to receive COVID vaccine Friday under pilot program, union says

The union representing federal correctional officers is expressing disappointment, upon hearing news hundreds of doses of COVID vaccine are be delivered later this week to federal inmates across the c...

Jan 06, 2021

Saskatchewan receives total 4,524 COVID-19 vaccines, records nine new deaths, 277 new cases

A total of 4,524 vaccines have been delivered in Saskatchewan to combat COVID-19, including 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program, 2,407 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon and 48 Moderna doses in the ...

Jan 06, 2021

English River band members camp out, in protest of alleged secrecy by leadership

Relying on a wood burning stove to keep warm, and the kindness of fellow community members to bring them food, Marlene Tcho and Rose Dawastare from English River First Nation, are camping out until th...

Jan 06, 2021

‘COVID-19 has stolen her from us:’ 25-year-old Thunderchild COVID victim remembered

Savannah Noon was 25 years old when she was diagnosed with COVID-19.The diagnosis came on Dec. 3. Just 23 days later, the woman from the Thunderchild First Nation died at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskat...

Jan 06, 2021

Nurse and grandfather milestone as Moderna vaccine roll-out starts in Northern Saskatchewan

An le--la-Crosse nurse and her grandfather have become the first people in Saskatchewan's North to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The new Moderna vaccine is ideal for distribution across more remote ...

Jan 05, 2021