Health

Health sciences association, SAHO ratify deal

The Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations have ratified a new six-year contract.The new collective bargaining agreement is retroac...

Aug 20, 2020

‘The shame of the country:’ 2020s reported overdose deaths tentatively break records, and it’s only August

Prairie Harm Reduction Executive Director Jason Mercredi says overdose deaths in Saskatchewan are "the epidemic within the pandemic.""We need real-time action, and we need it now," Mercredi told 650 C...

Aug 19, 2020

Tuberculosis found in person who was at Melfort McDonald's

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed that there's been a case of tuberculosis in Melfort.An email to northeastNOW from the SHA didn't say specifically where the case was in the city, ...

Aug 19, 2020

One more COVID case in Saskatchewan, total amount at 1,582

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,582.The new case is in the Saskatoon zone. Of the total cases, 157 are active. There have been 1,403 recoveries. Eight...

Aug 18, 2020

Keeping sick people out of schools needs to be priority, Shahab says

As classes get set to resume, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the big priority needs to be keeping sick people out of schools.Speaking on Gormley on Tuesday morning, Dr. Saqib Shahab ...

Aug 18, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in the province

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,581.The new case is in the South West zone. Of the total cases, 172 are active. There have been 1,387 recoveries. Eigh...

Aug 17, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19, provincial total at 1,484

There are five new cases and 20 more recoveries of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the Regina (four) and North Central (one) zones.Of the 1,484 reported cases, 150 are considered...

Aug 12, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...

Aug 11, 2020

Province records 29 new cases of COVID-19, plans to expand testing capacity

There are 29 new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province as of Tuesday, which brings the total amount of cases to 1,479. There is one new case in the North West zone.The rest of the new cases repo...

Aug 11, 2020

Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school

When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building.As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinci...

Aug 11, 2020