Health

Province records five new cases of COVID-19

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in the province as of Aug. 10, which brings the total amount of cases to 1,450. None of the new cases are in the North: one is in the Saskatoon zone, thr...

Aug 10, 2020

15 new cases of COVID-19, provincial total at 1,445

There are 15 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and 12 more recoveries today.The new cases are located in Regina (five), the North West (one), Saskatoon (one), Central West (one), South West (three...

Aug 09, 2020

SHA issues COVID-19 advisory for Saskatoon nightclub

The Saskatchewan Health Authority issued an advisory Saturday of a possible COVID-19 exposure at a Saskatoon nightclub last weekend.The SHA is asking anyone who visited Diva's Nightclub in Saskatoon b...

Aug 09, 2020

COVID-19 exposure risk at Regina Superstore

The provincial health authority is warning that someone who later tested positive for COVID-19 visited a Superstore location in Regina.It happened on Aug. 5 sometime between 6 p.m and 7 p.m at the Roc...

Aug 08, 2020

24 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 more recoveries reported in Saskatchewan

There are 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 1,433 cases. The new cases are located in the Regina (11), North Central (three), Saskatoon (three), South West (one) and Sout...

Aug 08, 2020

Public Health Agency of Canada says more illnesses linked to U.S.-grown onions

The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 239 confirmed cases of illness in the country linked to a recall of U.S.-grown onions over Salmonella contamination.The agency says 29 people have...

Aug 08, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'

COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. In March, Correctional Servi...

Aug 08, 2020

Province records 20th COVID-19 related death

Saskatchewan has recorded the province's 20th death related to COVID-19.There are 23 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 1,409 cases. There were also 59 more recover...

Aug 07, 2020

Face masks and survey: LLRIB preps for back to school

Amidst the political debate in Saskatchewan over whether face masks should be mandatory at schools and if the government's back to school plan should be more specific and expansive, the Lac La Ronge I...

Aug 07, 2020

19th COVID related death in Saskatchewan

The province has recorded one more death related to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The person was in the Regina region and was in their 70s. A total of 19 people have now died from the virus in the provinc...

Aug 06, 2020