Health

SARCAN shutters operations amid COVID-19 concerns

Local recycling just became another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic amid restrictions being put in place to help stop its spread. SARCAN Recycling has closed all of its locations across Saskatchewan...

Mar 21, 2020 SARCAN Recycling is closing all its locations in Saskatchewan. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

COVID-19 cases rise; P.A. doctors infected at event

As of Saturday, Saskatchewan has 17 new positive cases and one presumptive positive case of COVID-19. The province now has 44 cases in total: 25 cases are confirmed and 19 cases are presumptive.All of...

Mar 21, 2020 (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)

Locals self isolating after second case of COVID-19 in Southend

One week ago the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) held a press conference to call for more to be done to protect the province's remote and vulnerable northern communities.At that pres...

Mar 21, 2020 The northern community of Southend (cameconorth.com)

'People are still going to eat,' Jim Pattison buoyant despite COVID-19 pandemic

Recession? What recession? One of Canada's leading entrepreneurs remains optimistic regarding the longer-term economic fallout from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and is rejecting the notion the...

Glynn Brothen Mar 21, 2020 Jim Pattison spoke with BNN Bloomberg about his optimism for the economy despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (BNN Bloomberg)

Battlefords residents advised to flush only toilet paper

The City of North Battleford released a statement to the public to remind residents not to flush anything down the toilet aside from toilet paper. The list, available on the city's website, includes c...

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Some health care workers can be exempted from 14-day order

Health care workers who are needed for emergency services can be exempt from following the now mandatory 14-day self-isolation order in Saskatchewan on returning from international travel. The announc...

Mar 21, 2020 (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)

Mass suspended at P.A. diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert is making big changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a letter, Bishop Albert Thvenot announced that until further notice masses will be cancelled. Parishione...

Mar 20, 2020 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert has suspended all masses for the foreseeable future. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Fond du Lac travel ban in place, band members to receive financial assistance

A request for emergency funding by Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation Chief Louie Mercredi has been approved by trustees of the Treaty 8 Benefits Trust. A letter written to the band members from the ...

Mar 20, 2020 The travel ban went into effect today. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Six more cases of COVID-19 in Sask.; total now 26

Saskatchewan has six new presumptive cases of COVID-19.The total in the province as of Friday is 26; eight are confirmed and 18 are presumptive."Twenty-four of the 26 cases are well enough to self-iso...

Mar 20, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, updates media on COVID-19, Mar. 19 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Sask. doctors call on businesses to close their doors

Nearly 200 Saskatchewan physicians have written an open letter to the business community in the province.They are asking all businesses to close their doors to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreadin...

Mar 19, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)