Health

Indigenous pharmacist hopes to get COVID vaccine into arms of First Nations, Metis in Sask.

A few days ago, Saskatoon's Jaris Swidrovich was all smiles as he tweeted: "It has been another busy month working on all the necessary learning and training, but I am now fully certified to administe...

Mar 01, 2021

Meadow Lake enters province-wide initiative to win $10,000

The Meadow Lake Parks and Recreation department has entered the city into a province-wide community initiative promoting outdoor physical activity. Get Out and Play encourages residents across the pro...

Mar 01, 2021

154 cases and no new deaths reported in the province

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 154 new cases of COVID-19 on March 1, bringing the provincial total to 28,801 cases; 26,865 recoveries and 1,551 cases considered active.No deaths were repo...

Mar 01, 2021

Unlocked doors, no mask: Woman concerned over at-home care her mother receives

Families everywhere are making sacrifices to keep their elderly loved ones safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.For many, that meant not going to see their parents for a weekly visit or missing out on so...

Mar 01, 2021

1,662 new COVID-19 vaccine doses, 141 new cases, 146 recoveries, no deaths

There were 1,662 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Saturday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 78,226.The 1,662 doses were administered in the ...

Feb 28, 2021

Saskatchewan sets one-day record for COVID-19 vaccines administered

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) set itself a new record for COVID-19 vaccines administered in one day on Friday.They performed 5,211 COVID-19 vaccines, the SHA announced during Saturday's dail...

Feb 27, 2021

‘Race against time’: Shahab urges vigilance, vaccinations in face of COVID variants

As COVID-19 variants of concern start to show up with greater frequency, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer warns the province is in "a race against time."Dr. Saqib Shahab said it's important...

Feb 26, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...

Feb 26, 2021

Grieving mom warns other parents of deadly online challenge

A Saskatoon woman is urging other parents to be vigilant after her son died just 2 1/2 weeks shy of his 14th birthday.Melanie Anderson says her son Cash died doing a challenge that's going around onli...

Feb 26, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...

Feb 26, 2021