Health

Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says

OTTAWA - A new report from a committee of senators says the country is ill-prepared to handle a second wave of COVID-19. The Senate's social affairs committee says the federal government needs to pay ...

Jul 09, 2020

Have You Been Overworking With 10,000 Steps A Day?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many Americans have made packing in 10,000 steps a day a part of their regular fitness routine. Countless fitness trackers and apps laud the importance of ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jul 09, 2020

Two new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan

There are two new cases of COVID-19 reported today, bringing the provincial total to 808 cases. One of those new cases is in the Saskatoon region with the other in the North. Of the total cases, 47 ar...

Jul 08, 2020

Province reports 15th death from COVID-19

An individual from the North in their 20s has died from COVID-19, bringing the total amount of recorded deaths from the virus in the province to 15.There is one new case of COVID-19 reported today, br...

Jul 07, 2020

Meals on Wheels looking for more volunteers for Battlefords and ML

Those will a little free time in the day and a desire to help others might be interested in this opportunity.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is currently looking for more volunteers for the Ba...

Jul 07, 2020

'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later

CALGARY - A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trai...

Jul 06, 2020

Nine new cases of COVID-19; 59 cases active province-wide

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 and 21 more recoveries in the province.According to a media release, there are 805 total cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. This includes two new cases reported on...

Jul 06, 2020

Visitation guidelines expanded to SHA facilities and long-term care homes

Saskatchewan is easing restrictions for visits in hospitals, long-term care homes and assisted living facilities across the province, allowing residents to have in-person visits for the first time sin...

Jul 03, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in Sask., 10 more recoveries

There is one new case of COVID-19 in the province. bringing the provincial total to 796.According to a media release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the new case is in the Far North region and...

Jul 03, 2020

Province records 14th COVID-19 related death, 10 new cases

The Government of Saskatchewan reported the province's 14th death related to COVID-19.A resident in the Far North who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The individual was in their 70s.The provinc...

Jul 02, 2020