Health

Child vaccinations coming, rapid test kits being prepared for distribution: province provides COVID-19 update

Parents should be ready to get their kids between the ages of five and 11 vaccinated by November, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer said Wednesday.Saskatchewan residents heard from the provi...

Oct 13, 2021

425 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, four deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 425 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 72,458 reported cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North W...

Oct 11, 2021

VIDO InterVac working on two-pronged approach for its COVID vaccine

At a time when COVID-19 vaccines are plentiful in Canada, there are some countries in the world that still barely have any.Volker Gerdts, the director and CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Org...

Oct 11, 2021

507 new cases reported by the government, 4,703 considered active

The provincial government has reported 507 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (17), Far North East (35), North West (64), No...

Oct 10, 2021

Sask. doctors advising to keep Thanksgiving gatherings small, outside

Doctors across the province have some advice to stay healthy and safe this Thanksgiving long weekend.At Thursday's Saskatchewan Health Authority physicians' town hall, medical health officer Dr. Johnm...

Oct 09, 2021

Athabasca Health Authority declares tuberculosis outbreak in Fond Du Lac and Black Lake

The Athabasca Health Authority has officially declared a tuberculosis outbreak in both Fond Du Lac and Black Lake.According to a media release, they have no fewer than seven and six cases in Fond Du L...

Oct 09, 2021

502 new cases of COVID-19 in Sask., five deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 502 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (22), Far North East (22), North West (63...

Oct 09, 2021

Province reports 576 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 576 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (31), Far North Central (on...

Oct 08, 2021

Saskatchewan not asking for COVID-19 help, yet

Saskatchewan hospitals are full of COVID patients and on Thursday there were 78 people reported in ICU, which is one off the number of ICU beds the province has on a normal day.But at a news conferenc...

Oct 08, 2021

Proof of vaccination soon needed for driver's test

People looking to take a driver's test in Saskatchewan will now need to prove their fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced on Thursday they will start ...

Oct 07, 2021