Health

Record 439 new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) reported 439 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a new one-day record. There are also new records for active cases with 2,537 and people in hospital due to COVID-19...

Nov 21, 2020

'You will be refused entry or asked to leave': SHA highlights need for mask wearing

Wear a mask and wear it properly, otherwise you could be asked to leave.That's one of the key messages from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) as they remind everyone who enters their facilities ...

Nov 21, 2020

Saskatchewan in ‘dangerous territory,’ says chief medical health officer

Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the province is experiencing its first true wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March.Speaking on Gormley on Friday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said as ...

Nov 20, 2020

Province records another death, 153 new cases of COVID-19

A resident in their 80s from Saskatoon has died from COVID-19 bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 33.There are 153 new cases to report in Saskatchewan today, Nov. 20, which brings t...

Nov 20, 2020

180,000 new vaccines coming to Saskatchewan next year, reviewing the models

According to Saskatchewan Minister of Health Paul Merriman, the province will have 180,000 vaccines in the first quarter of next year.Canada's federal government has secured six million vaccines, four...

Nov 19, 2020

CEO, president of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation receives national award

The CEO and president of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation received national recognition today in light of her efforts to improving the health of children and youth in Canada.Brynn Bobac...

Nov 19, 2020

Daughter of 89-year-old in Saskatoon care home worries about quality of care amid COVID-19 outbreak

A 62-year-old Dalmeny area woman has removed her mother from a Saskatoon area care home after she says she became worried about the quality of care she had been receiving over the last few weeks.The w...

Nov 19, 2020

Province records another death, 132 new cases of COVID-19

The province has announced another Saskatchewan resident has died from COVID-19. The total number of deaths in the province is 32.There are 132 cases of COVID-19 to report, bringing the total to 5,553...

Nov 18, 2020

Mandatory masks and private gatherings down to 5 among new COVID measures to mid-December

Mandatory masks across Saskatchewan and private indoor gatherings reduced to five people are just some of the new public health measures to take effect on Thursday. There will also be restrictions on ...

Nov 17, 2020

Coronavirus cases surge in Fond du Lac as water treatment plant malfunctions

The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation Emergency Team is calling for more public health interventions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.According to a media release, positive cas...

Nov 17, 2020