Tag Archives: Health
P.A. public and Catholic follow province’s direction, remove mask mandates
Masks will soon be a voluntary option for students and staff at Catholic and public schools in Prince Albert.Last week, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) announced masks will be a...
Feb 17, 2022
COVID levels rising in P.A. & dropping in North Battleford: study
COVID levels are increasing in Prince Albert but dropping in North Battleford.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the communities to determine how ...
Feb 15, 2022
Sask. Political Science professor weighs in on convoys and protests
As anti-mandate protests continue across the country, a political scientist weighs in on whether the movement will spark change.Dr. Colleen Bell is an associate professor of Political Science at the U...
Feb 15, 2022
‘Power grab’: MP Hoback responds to invoking of Emergencies Act
Prince Albert's Member of Parliament is not happy with the prime minister and the Liberal Party after a vote in the House of Commons and an announcement from Trudeau on Monday.Prime Minister Justin Tr...
Feb 14, 2022
‘Longer and more severe’: Doctors expecting hospital numbers to rise
Saskatchewan hospitals are getting close to full if they're not already, according to a presentation from last week's physicians' town hall.The town hall is a virtual presentation put on every other w...
Feb 14, 2022
City council votes to remove COVID-19 restrictions in P.A.
It is official, the City of Prince Albert will lift its COVID-19 restrictions at the same time the province does.This means that as of February 14, proof of vaccination will no longer be required for ...
Feb 11, 2022
Design contract awarded for proposed water treatment plant
The construction of a $52-million water treatment plant west of Prince Albert, has taken another step towards becoming a reality.The third, and one of the more complex components of the overall projec...
Feb 10, 2022
NDP: Moe’s comments on trucker convoy are ‘egging on disruption and uncertainty’
Saskatchewan's NDP is taking aim at Premier Scott Moe and comments he made recently during a national broadcast.During that interview, Moe was asked how he felt about convoys in both Ottawa and Albert...
Feb 10, 2022
Over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in province’s first weekly report
As part of the province's transition to Living with COVID-19, Saskatchewan released its first weekly integrated epidemiological (EPI) report. It's a deeper analysis of multiple data sources and provid...
Feb 10, 2022
‘Now seems to be an appropriate time:’ Sask. microbiologist weighs in on lifting of restrictions
A Saskatchewan microbiologist is saying the province's plan to lift all restrictions by the end of February isn't unreasonable, according to the data.Dr. Joseph Blondeau is the head of clinical microb...
Feb 10, 2022
