Tag Archives: Health
John Fryters wins two awards for work in community, reflects on battle with COVID-19
A long time Prince Albert resident has been recognized for his work in the community.On Thursday afternoon, Dr. John Fryters was given the gala award presented by the Seniors Advocacy Centre, which is...
Mar 11, 2022
Ministry of Health reports 13 COVID deaths and 17 care home outbreaks last week
There have been 1,013 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the province between Feb. 27 and March 5 according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report.There were 13 COVI...
Mar 10, 2022
Faculty at U of S College of Nursing votes no-confidence in executive
Last Friday, the College of Nursing of the University of Saskatchewan, presented a motion of no-confidence in the executive team, claiming the college has been critically underfunded and the quality o...
Mar 08, 2022
COVID levels dropping in P.A. and rising in North Battleford: study
COVID-19 levels in Prince Albert are continuing to drop.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the community to determine how prevalent the virus is.I...
Mar 07, 2022
Victoria Hospital Maholtra NICU to open spring 2022
After years in the making, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced the Victoria Hospital's Maholtra Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) expansion will be set to open in the spring this y...
Mar 04, 2022
Omicron wave, vaccination rates mean Canada well protected for now: Tam
Canada's chief public health officer says that as long as Omicron remains the dominant variant of COVID-19 in Canada, the risk of another massive wave of infections is low.Dr. Theresa Tam says the num...
Mar 04, 2022
Kinsmen look for pancake breakfast rebound
The Prince Albert Kinsmen Club is looking to have their 46th annual pancake breakfast earn as much money as it did before the pandemic. Marcus Abrametz, president of the club, said they normally raise...
Mar 04, 2022
1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly epi report
The province have reported 1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in the new weekly integrated epidemiology report.This week's report contains data recorded from Sunday, Feb. 20 to Saturday Feb. 26 and the hospi...
Mar 03, 2022
‘R’ designation removed from Saskatchewan health cards
Saskatchewan health cards will no longer carry an "R" to denote the card holder has self-declared as a Registered Indian.The government said the change was effective immediately. Prior to Tuesday, an ...
Mar 02, 2022
'Likely COVID': Saskatchewan emergency rooms seeing more children under five
REGINA -- Saskatchewan is seeing a spike in emergency room visits among children between the ages of one and four who are showing up with respiratory-like illnesses. Chief medical health officer, Dr. ...
Mar 02, 2022
