Health

Monkeypox no cause for panic: Microbiologist

Monkeypox is making headlines worldwide, but is it something we need to be worried about?Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital and provincial lead for Clinica...

May 24, 2022

Cumberland MLA Vermette suspended from assembly after cursing during mental health discussion

Cumberland House MLA Doyle Vermette (NDP) was suspended for one day from the legislative assembly after accusing the government of not "giving a [expletive]" about issues such as suicide and mental he...

May 19, 2022

Youth treatment centre celebrates opening at Muskoday First Nation

A loud cheer filled the air Monday morning south of Prince Albert, as the cutting of a large red ribbon represented the culmination of four years of work and partnerships.While the White Buffalo Treat...

May 16, 2022

Villa Pascal celebrates with opening of new expansion

It was an important day for North Battleford's Villa Pascal Thursday as the facility celebrated its new expansion opening and re-dedication.Villa Pascal manager Heather Beatch took part in the ceremon...

May 12, 2022

This week's epidemiology report includes 710 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 710 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths in this weeks integrated epidemiology report.The data this week is from Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7 and the hos...

May 12, 2022

Province reports 766 new cases of COVID-19

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting the Omicron variant BA.2 is the dominant strain of COVID-19 making up 83 per cent of the variants of concern in this weeks epidemiology (epi) report.A littl...

May 05, 2022

Six new ICU beds in operation in Saskatchewan hospitals

Six new intensive care unit beds have opened in Saskatchewan, with five more to be added before the year is out.The provincial government said in its March budget it would be spending $12.5 million to...

May 02, 2022

Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser hosted at Legion

In just under two weeks, residents will embark on a city wide walk and search.A photo scavenger hunt is set for May 14, hosted at the Meadow Lake Legion, to raise funding for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) educ...

May 02, 2022

Supply not an issue for pharmacies giving fourth COVID-19 shots

If you're eligible to get your fourth COVID-19 shot, a pharmacy should be able to get you in quickly.Michael Fougere, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Pharmacy Association, said people shouldn't face any h...

May 02, 2022

Province reports 829 laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 deaths in weekly report

The provincial government is reporting another 829 new cases of COVID last week as part of their epidemiology (epi) report released today. This is a slight drop compared to last week's report of 889 c...

Apr 28, 2022