Health

Being COVID conscious important as Omicron variant spreads, says U of S microbiologist

As the COVID-19 Omicron variant sinks its teeth into Saskatchewan, the head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon says the variant can spread much faster than previous one...

Jan 04, 2022

Multiple provinces delay in-person learning as COVID cases and hospitalizations rise

Ontario is joining the list of provinces delaying in-person schooling in the new year, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country.Monday's announcement by Ontario Premi...

Jan 04, 2022

‘Demoralizing:’ Nurses’ union frustrated with province’s COVID response

Nurses in the province are feeling disappointed and demoralized after Thursday's COVID-19 update.Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president and registered nurse Tracy Zambory said nurses are "very t...

Dec 31, 2021

Record number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan

The province is ending 2021 with a record, but not one they want. They're reporting 735 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, ahead of the 650 cases reported back in October, however, 241 o...

Dec 31, 2021

COVID vaccine walk-in clinics set up in northern communities over holiday weekend

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be providing COVID-19 vaccine clinics to northern communities over the holiday weekend.Both walk-in and booked clinic appointments spots are available from...

Dec 29, 2021

Active COVID-19 numbers nearly double over holidays

After a holiday break that started on Christmas Eve, the government of Saskatchewan has released all of the COVID-19 data from each of the past five days. Since Dec. 23, active cases have almost doubl...

Dec 28, 2021

Northern communities on pace for fewer drug-related deaths, suspected deaths still being investigated

As the year comes to a close, multiple northern communities appear to be on pace to see a drop in the number of drug-related deaths.From January to November, Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Lloyd...

Dec 28, 2021

Proportional eating recommended during the holidays

During the Christmas season, our team at Pattison Media is once again producing positive stories based around holiday traditions and accomplishments for the region.Ahead of Christmas Day, here's a dis...

Dec 24, 2021

New COVID-19 cases back up to triple digits

For the first time since Nov. 26, daily new cases of COVID-19 exceeded 100 cases with the government reporting 105 confirmed today.Nine new cases were identified in the northern zones of the province;...

Dec 22, 2021

Shahab recommends caution, not restrictions, amid potential Omicron surge

Saskatchewan's top doctor says Omicron numbers are expected to rise in the province - it's just a question of when and how much.Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says Omicron is also all b...

Dec 22, 2021