Health

Local mental health support team looks forward to seeing some clients face-to-face

Staff at Positively Parenting are looking forward to getting back to face-to-face meetings with clients again amid the province's Phase three of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan.A majority of the program...

Jun 05, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in province, 27 active cases remain

There is one new case of COVID-19 in the Saskatchewan's Far North region, bringing the provincial total to 649.Of the total cases, 27 are considered active. Three people have recovered, bringing the r...

Jun 05, 2020

Unions for health-care workers call on Sask. government to invest in frontline workers

Three unions that represent workers in the health-care field are calling on the Saskatchewan government to support health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing wages."Everybody is de...

Jun 04, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in the province, recovery total at 608

There is one new case of COVID-19 in the province's Saskatoon region, bringing the total number of cases to 648. Meanwhile the province said it would have more information on the re-opening of playgro...

Jun 04, 2020

One new case of COVID-19, province updates visitation restrictions for long-term care homes

The Far North region of the province has the sole new case of COVID-19The new case brings the provincial total to 647. Of those cases, 34 are considered active. There have been 602 recoveries overall....

Jun 03, 2020

SHA provides new guidelines for visitation during pandemic

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has updated its visitation restrictions for long-term care homes and hospitals.The main focus is the criteria for compassionate reasons for visits during the COVID-19...

Jun 03, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases, travel restrictions soon to be lifted in northwest

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported no new COVID-19 cases today. Fourteen more have recovered.According to a media release, of the 646 reported cases, 33 are considered active. The recovery to...

Jun 02, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, testing expanded

The province has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the Regina region.The provincial total remains at 646 cases, however, after a positive sample counted in the tally was retested and confirmed to b...

Jun 01, 2020

Province reports 11th COVID-19 death

The province has suffered its 11th death related to COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) released on Sunday. A North region resident in their 70's, who tested positive for COVID-19, has d...

May 31, 2020

Possible COVID-19 transmission in North Battleford

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting that on May 21, a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the Walmart in North Battleford while they were likely infectious and could have spread...

May 31, 2020