Health

Saskatoon ag-based company looks to lighten the province’s load of COVID testing

Quantum Genetix is looking to ease the load of asymptomatic COVID testing on Saskatchewan, but it will cost you.The company, which usually works within the agricultural sector, is now licensed and sel...

Dec 03, 2020

SHA confirms latest surge plans as COVID cases escalate

Amid the continued increase in COVID-19 cases, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is announcing the next phase of its surge plan to meet the expected demand for COVID-19 patients in the next two ...

Dec 03, 2020

Province reaches over 4,000 active COVID-19 cases

Another resident in their 80s from the province's South zone has died after testing positive for COVID-19. With seven deaths, December is already Saskatchewan's second deadliest month of the pandemic ...

Dec 03, 2020

Defence chief says CAF will be ready after ordering COVID-19 vaccine prep last week

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces received formal orders last week to start planning for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, though the military's top commander says preparations have been underwa...

Dec 03, 2020

FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...

Dec 02, 2020

Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says

The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...

Dec 02, 2020

U of S study shows hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants may pollute air

A University of Saskatchewan team has conducted research into the airborne polluting effects of cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants and says these pose health risks.According ...

Dec 02, 2020

Four more deaths related to COVID-19 in province's deadliest week of pandemic

In the last seven days, 14 Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19 complications marking it as the deadliest week of the pandemic in the province's history.Today, Dec. 1, the province reported ...

Dec 01, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Moe talks schools, jails and Christmas with COVID-19

It has been only a few days since new health measures have come into effect in Saskatchewan, and Premier Scott Moe said it'll take a little longer before any effects will be seen.Moe is confident the ...

Dec 01, 2020