Health

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective for children ages 5-11

Elementary school-aged kids could soon be rolling up their sleeves to get their COVID-19 shot.Pfizer announced Monday its vaccine is safe and effective for children ages five to 11."We are eager to ex...

Sep 20, 2021

‘Hallway medicine:’ Backlogs making paramedics wait with patients up to 16 hours

Paramedics in Saskatchewan are sometimes spending entire shifts just waiting with patients to be admitted to hospital - a wait that can last up to 16 hours with a single patient."In the paramedic prof...

Sep 20, 2021

SHA takes next step in fight against COVID

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is stepping up its efforts in order to fight the fourth wave of COVID-19 in the province.In a media release Friday, the SHA said it was activating "a second phase of ...

Sep 17, 2021

Moe again defends timing of government’s decisions on COVID

Where is the apology?That has been a popular question raised over the past 24 hours since Premier Scott Moe unveiled more COVID-19 measures.Some critics claim Moe should have apologized for not puttin...

Sep 17, 2021

‘Too little, too late’: NDP Leader Ryan Meili on new measures in Sask.

NDP Leader Ryan Meili is describing Saskatchewan's new COVID-19 measures as "too little, too late."The leader of the opposition released a statement in response to the new measures announced by Premie...

Sep 17, 2021

COVID-19 measures re-introduced in Meadow Lake

Rising COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, particularly in the northwest region, have resulted in the City of Meadow Lake implementing several public health safety guidelines. On Wednesday, the city began...

Sep 16, 2021

Province reports 439 new cases of COVID-19, 80 per cent among the unvaccinated

The province is reporting another high case day of 439 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.Sixty-five per cent of cases, 285 of the 439, are in residents who are under 40 years old with nearly 100 new cas...

Sep 16, 2021

Mandatory masking, vaccine passports coming to Saskatchewan

Just over two months after dropping all COVID-19 public health measures - and with new and active cases increasing at a high rate - Saskatchewan is bringing one measure back and instituting another.In...

Sep 16, 2021

SHA to use automated messages to send out COVID test results

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing to use automated messages to give Saskatchewan residents the results of their COVID-19 tests.The SHA announced Wednesday it was going to use an aut...

Sep 15, 2021

Province reports another high number of new COVID cases, new second highest since pandemic started

It was another day of relatively high new cases of COVID-19 in the province today as another 475 new confirmed cases were reported today.While this doesn't top yesterday's record high, this is now the...

Sep 15, 2021