Health

Visitation limited at Northlands Pioneers Lodge following COVID-19 case

Following a positive case of COVID-19 at Northlands Pioneers Lodge Long Term Care, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is restricting visits to the facility.Family members and support people will now on...

Oct 17, 2020

40 new cases of COVID-19, 12 more recoveries in Sask.

There are 40 news cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and data has revealed 79 people in various communities have tested positive for the virus connected to the Gospel Worship event in Prince Albert.The...

Oct 16, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposures in Sask. communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting residents of possible COVID-19 exposures in the province.According to a media release, the SHA is instructing those who were at the locations on the...

Oct 16, 2020

Province records 33 new COVID-19 cases, amends gathering order, releases youth numbers

There are 33 new COVID-19 cases and nine recoveries reported in the province today, Oct. 15.The latest numbers brings the total provincial tally to 2,232 cases. The new cases are located in the Far No...

Oct 15, 2020

Province records 25 new cases of COVID-19, nine recoveries

There are 25 new COVID-19 cases and nine recoveries reported in the province today, Oct. 14.The latest numbers brings the total provincial tally to 2,199 cases. The new cases are located in the Far No...

Oct 14, 2020

Potential COVID-19 exposures at businesses in Prince Albert and other communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting Saskatchewan residents of possible COVID-19 exposures in the province.The potential exposure are at businesses in Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoo...

Oct 14, 2020

Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...

Oct 14, 2020

Province records 34 new cases of COVID-19, gathering sizes in private residences to be reduced to 15

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 34 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 more recoveries in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the North Central (nine), Saskatoon (eight), Central West (four...

Oct 13, 2020

COVID-19 stress affecting many people: U of R professor

COVID-19 isn't just affecting people physically in 2020.The global pandemic has been causing a lot of stress on people. Dr. Gordon Asmundson, a psychology professor at the University of Regina, says a...

Oct 13, 2020

New drugs under development at U of S that target aggressive breast cancers

Two University of Saskatchewan doctors hope two new breast cancer treatments they're developing will drastically decrease the number of deaths from the disease.Radiopharmacist Dr. Humphrey Fonge and h...

Oct 13, 2020