Health

Despite warm weather, Trudeau urges people to keep safe outdoors from COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians have a responsibility to themselves and to the people around them to follow public health rules to slow the spread of COVID-19. He also says that ...

May 25, 2020

Minds behind pandemic predicting algorithm already thinking about future beyond COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Canadian researcher who was among the first to predict the deadly spread of COVID-19 says the world needs to change the way it monitors for and reacts to disease outbreaks. Dr. Kamran Kha...

May 25, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19, four in the Far North region

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced five new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province, four in the Far North region and one in the south.According to a media release, of the 627 reported case...

May 22, 2020

VIDO-Intervac wraps up animal phase of COVID-19 vaccine testing

Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) - International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan has reached a milestone in its effort to find a COVID-19 vacc...

May 22, 2020

Two new cases of COVID-19 in Far North, province sets target for next reopen phase

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in the province's Far North, bringing the total in Saskatchewan to 622. Of the total cases, 106 are considered active. There are 15 new recoveries, bringing the tot...

May 21, 2020

Watch the mailbox, health card renewal stickers on the way

Eligible Saskatchewan residents should receive a health card renewal sticker this summer.Between late May and the end of June, packages will be sent to more than 685,000 homes, the province said in a ...

May 21, 2020

Six new cases in La Loche, checkpoint powers explained

In a public health briefing Wednesday, Dr. Rim Zayed, Chief Medical Health Officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority reported six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the village of La Loche'...

May 20, 2020

Some Sask. health services resume but it's not business as usual

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding the public that while some health services are resuming amid the COVID-19 outbreak there will be the need for patience. And the head of the authori...

May 20, 2020

Saskatchewan reports seventh COVID-19 related death as new cases rise

The seventh COVID-19 related death in Saskatchewan has been announced by the government as new cases across the province rose by 21, the biggest daily spike since May 6.The deceased individual was in ...

May 20, 2020

Far North sees seven new COVID-19 cases, certain restrictions eased on travel, prescriptions, health care

The northern travel order was amended and limits will soon be lifted on prescription drugs as the province continues its re-open plan. As of today, May 19, there are seven new cases of COVID-19, bring...

May 19, 2020