Health

Five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, province prepares for phase two of reopen plan

There are five new cases of COVID-19 in the province, with four in the La Loche area and one in Regina. The latest numbers bring the provincial total to 582 with 178 considered active.There have been ...

May 14, 2020

Legal questions on northern lockdown as some relaxations are pondered

A leading Saskatchewan lawyer is questioning the legality of the government's lockdown of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) to help combat the spread of COVID-19. As the weather...

May 13, 2020

Four new cases of COVID-19 in La Loche, province extends State of Emergency

All four of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 cases are in the La Loche area and while numbers are low, the provincial State of Emergency was extended for another two weeks.The new cases bring the provincial to...

May 13, 2020

Regina remand centre being used to detain patients who won’t self-isolate

As of Monday night, the White Birch Remand Centre in Regina was housing three people its designers likely never considered - COVID-19 patients.The provincial government is using the centre as an isola...

May 13, 2020

Five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's Far North

There are five new cases in the province's Far North with three in the Beauval area and two more in La Loche.The new cases bring the provincial total to 573. Of the total cases across the province, 19...

May 12, 2020

All latest cases of COVID-19 in La Loche

There are four new cases of COVID-19 in La Loche as of Monday, bringing the provincial case total to 568. Meanwhile, the situation in Lloydminster remains stable.Premier Scott Moe says today's COVID-1...

May 11, 2020

Public reminder about what to expect when you call paramedics during COVID-19

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding people of what to expect when you call 9-1-1 in the age of COVID-19.That includes the procedures and protocols being followed by paramedics across ...

May 11, 2020

Of 13 new COVID-19 cases in province, 12 are linked to La Loche

There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, 12 of which are linked to the La Loche outbreak. The other remaining case is in the province's North region. Of the 544 total cases across Saskatche...

May 08, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak at Victoria Hospital declared over

The COVID-19 outbreak at the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital is now over according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The outbreak was initially declared on April 30 after an inpatient tested posit...

May 08, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan students will continue to learn from home

The provincial government has made it official; students will not be returning to the classroom this school year and in-class learning has been suspended until at least September.In an email to Regina...

May 07, 2020 Education Minister Gordon Wyant says he is pleased with how supplemental learning has been going. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)