Health

Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice

OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...

Aug 05, 2020

Nine new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, province launches new map to show spread

The province is releasing new COVID-19 maps to provide more detailed information on the number of cases across the province.Saskatchewan will now have an additional map available, showing the virus ca...

Aug 04, 2020

17 new cases of COVID-19 reported, bringing provincial total to 1,359

There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, four of which are in the North region. Nineteen more people have recovered across the province.The rest of the 17 new cases are located in Central (...

Aug 03, 2020

Possible COVID-19 transmission at Turtleford and District Co-op store

The Turtleford and District Co-op has been informed a community member who tested positive for COVID-19 visited their store.According to multiple Facebook posts from the store, they discovered the inf...

Aug 03, 2020

COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say

MONTREAL - A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks ...

Aug 03, 2020

Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility

The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app. The free "COVID Alert" app, whi...

Aug 03, 2020

Eight new cases of COVID-19, province tops 2,000 tests in one day

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, one of which is in our North region. Meanwhile, the province said they had surpassed 2,000 tests in a single day for the first time.There a...

Aug 02, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 1

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:58 a.m. on August 1, 2020: There are 116,672 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,548 confirmed (including 5,678 deaths, 50,886 res...

Aug 01, 2020

15 news cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 46 more recoveries

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 1,334. There are four more cases in the North region and none in the Far North.Fourteen of the 15 new cases ...

Aug 01, 2020

Province records 14 new COVID-19 cases, working with Hutterite communities to prevent further spread

The province has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing Saskatchewan's total to 1,319 cases.The information was part of the latest daily provincial update.Of the new cases, one is in the North re...

Jul 31, 2020