Tag Archives: Health
‘Demoralizing:’ Nurses’ union frustrated with province’s COVID response
Nurses in the province are feeling disappointed and demoralized after Thursday's COVID-19 update.Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president and registered nurse Tracy Zambory said nurses are "very t...
Dec 31, 2021
Local fire departments encouraging residents to be furnace savvy
The Fire Chief for Prince Albert's Fire Department is reminding the public to keep vents clear and to have a working carbon monoxide detector in the houseThis comes after several incidents recently re...
Dec 31, 2021
Record number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan
The province is ending 2021 with a record, but not one they want. They're reporting 735 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, ahead of the 650 cases reported back in October, however, 241 o...
Dec 31, 2021
COVID vaccine walk-in clinics set up in northern communities over holiday weekend
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be providing COVID-19 vaccine clinics to northern communities over the holiday weekend.Both walk-in and booked clinic appointments spots are available from...
Dec 29, 2021
Year in review for Shellbrook: hits and misses from 2021
With the calendar about to flip over to 2022, the Mayor of Shellbrook is reflecting back on the past year's highlights and challenges.One of the more obvious highlights for Amund Otterson, is the disc...
Dec 28, 2021
Active COVID-19 numbers nearly double over holidays
After a holiday break that started on Christmas Eve, the government of Saskatchewan has released all of the COVID-19 data from each of the past five days. Since Dec. 23, active cases have almost doubl...
Dec 28, 2021
Northern communities on pace for fewer drug-related deaths, suspected deaths still being investigated
As the year comes to a close, multiple northern communities appear to be on pace to see a drop in the number of drug-related deaths.From January to November, Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Lloyd...
Dec 28, 2021
Omicron found in P.A. wastewater, no levels in North Battleford
It appears the Omicron variant may have finally made its way to Prince Albert.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the community to determine how pr...
Dec 27, 2021
New COVID-19 cases back up to triple digits
For the first time since Nov. 26, daily new cases of COVID-19 exceeded 100 cases with the government reporting 105 confirmed today.Nine new cases were identified in the northern zones of the province;...
Dec 22, 2021
PACSD provides update on staff vaccines and vaccination clinics
Nearly 100 per cent of all staff in the Prince Albert Catholic School Division (PACSD) have declared being fully vaccinated.During a regular board meeting on Monday, the Board of Trustees was presente...
Dec 22, 2021
