Health

Province reports 1,407 new cases and 37 new deaths in weekly report

The Government of Saskatchewan has issued their weekly COVID-19 EPI report which looks at data from Sunday, Feb. 13 to Saturday, Feb. 19.There were 1,407 new cases of COVID-19, which was 1.2 laborator...

Feb 24, 2022

Province’s top doctor says drop in test positivity is good sign

Saskatchewan's weekly COVID-19 numbers showed a record number of hospitalizations but also a big drop in test positivity rate.Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, told 650 CK...

Feb 18, 2022

Health Canada gives its OK to Novavax’s COVID vaccine

Health Canada has approved a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country.Novavax's Nuvaxovid vaccine joins those from AstraZeneca, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), Moderna and Pfizer on the list of ...

Feb 17, 2022

Province reports 2,522 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly report

The Government of Saskatchewan has released its second weekly epidemiological report, which is a deeper analysis into COVID-19 in the province.This report features data from Sunday, Feb. 6 to Saturday...

Feb 17, 2022

Sask. Political Science professor weighs in on convoys and protests

As anti-mandate protests continue across the country, a political scientist weighs in on whether the movement will spark change.Dr. Colleen Bell is an associate professor of Political Science at the U...

Feb 15, 2022

Meadow Lake to follow province's lead on mandatory masking

The City of Meadow Lake will follow the province's direction on mask mandates at the end of the month.City council voted unanimously on Monday to follow whatever guidance is laid down through public h...

Feb 15, 2022

‘Longer and more severe’: Doctors expecting hospital numbers to rise

Saskatchewan hospitals are getting close to full if they're not already, according to a presentation from last week's physicians' town hall.The town hall is a virtual presentation put on every other w...

Feb 14, 2022

NDP: Moe’s comments on trucker convoy are ‘egging on disruption and uncertainty’

Saskatchewan's NDP is taking aim at Premier Scott Moe and comments he made recently during a national broadcast.During that interview, Moe was asked how he felt about convoys in both Ottawa and Albert...

Feb 10, 2022

Over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in province’s first weekly report

As part of the province's transition to Living with COVID-19, Saskatchewan released its first weekly integrated epidemiological (EPI) report. It's a deeper analysis of multiple data sources and provid...

Feb 10, 2022

‘Now seems to be an appropriate time:’ Sask. microbiologist weighs in on lifting of restrictions

A Saskatchewan microbiologist is saying the province's plan to lift all restrictions by the end of February isn't unreasonable, according to the data.Dr. Joseph Blondeau is the head of clinical microb...

Feb 10, 2022