Health

No new measles cases for 21 days, new COVID variant: Sask. chief medical health officer

Saskatchewan has not had a single new measles case for the last 21 days, according to Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer.According to Saskatchewan Health Ministry, the total...

Jul 06, 2025

Tobacco settlement plays role in smaller Sask. government deficit

Saskatchewan's provincial government ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with a deficit nearly at what it budgeted for a year prior, but a good part of the reason it wasn't higher was a landmark tobacco set...

Jul 01, 2025

Prince Albert area now listed as high risk for measles exposure

Prince Albert and area is now one of three locations in the province listed as having high risk of measles exposures. The listed communities are nearby Duck Lake and Rosthern, where six cases of the h...

Jun 24, 2025

Jim Pattison Foundation support helps more Sask. kids access care closer to home

A new virtual care program is aiming to improve access to specialized pediatric care for critically ill children in Saskatchewan.The initiative uses Teladoc remote presence technology to connect healt...

Jun 19, 2025

Rabid bat discovered at Anglin Lake

The District of Lakeland has confirmed a case of a rabid bat found near Anglin Lake. The confirmation was made to the district's social media on Friday the 13th and was the fourth confirmed case of ra...

Jun 13, 2025

Evacuated couple with newborn faces added stress as SPSA deals with 'backlog' of evacuees

Shannon Roberts and Cory Richie were happy to learn on Tuesday they will soon be headed home after navigating the wildfire evacuations with a newborn in tow. When Roberts travelled to Prince Albert on...

Jun 10, 2025

Firefighter hospitalized in Saskatoon after lung collapses while serving

An experienced firefighter is recovering in a Saskatoon hospital from a collapsed lung and other ailments that arose while on the line of duty in Pelican Narrows. Brady Highway, who has been a firefig...

Jun 10, 2025

Warning issued for measles exposure risk at several sites in Saskatoon

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issued a notice warning of measles exposure risk in Saskatoon on Saturday after cases of the potentially deadly virus were reported in the city.This week, an in...

Jun 07, 2025

Fire claims structures in Denare Beach, evacuation order remains in place

Properties have been lost, and the evacuation order remains in effect in the Village of Denare Beach. The village issued an update on the latest from the WOLF fire that entered the community yesterday...

Jun 03, 2025

Creighton residents warned by Town to leave immediately

A terse warning from the Town of Creighton as wildfires plague the region. "Anyone who does not need to be here in Town needs to leave NOW," the Town of Creighton posted on their social media page. "W...

May 30, 2025