Tag Archives: Health
More than 13K COVID cases in Sask. have been kids under 11
More than one-sixth of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 cases to date have been children under the age of 11.On Thursday, the provincial government's COVID dashboard changed the age groups of cases, separating...
Nov 18, 2021
Saskatchewan surpasses 900 COVID-related deaths with four more reported today
The Saskatchewan government is reporting another 149 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, 105 of which are among unvaccinated individuals, including 44 children between the ages of 0-11.Four new dea...
Nov 17, 2021
Rising to the occasion: fundraiser collects over $200,000 for Hope's Home
An event held last weekend in Prince Albert proved that despite the challenges of COVID-19, the city's generous spirit has not missed a step.The Swinging With the Stars event raised close to $200,000 ...
Nov 16, 2021
2,500 doses of J&J vaccine available in Sask. starting Wednesday
The first jabs of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Saskatchewan starting Wednesday.In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government said the province's i...
Nov 16, 2021
Province reports 97 new cases of COVID-19, 25 in north, two deaths
The province is reporting another 97 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 15, 56 of which are in unvaccinated individuals.The new cases in Northern Saskatchewan today are located in the North West ...
Nov 15, 2021
Kachur Wealth Management donates $25K to Rose Garden Hospice
The group behind the Rose Garden Hospice fundraising drive is closing in on their $4 million goal.Kachur Wealth Management donated $25,000. Owner Cole Kachur was on hand Friday to help present the che...
Nov 12, 2021
New COVID Delta variant subtypes are dominant strains in Saskatchewan
Two new Delta variant subtypes have become the dominant strains of COVID-19 throughout Western Canada and health officials are closely watching how they progress.Called AY.25 and AY.27, according to i...
Nov 12, 2021
Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported in province, 182 new cases
The province reported another 182 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Nov. 11, bringing the total to 79,212 reported cases.Of the new cases, 33 were identified in Northern Saskatchewan;...
Nov 11, 2021
'We can't tolerate that': issues with former Prince Albert youth group home highlighted in report from Child Advocate
Examples of neglect, untrained staff, and just overall mismanagement at a now defunct Prince Albert group home, are laid out in a report this week from Saskatchewan's Child and Youth Advocate.The repo...
Nov 10, 2021
Province creates safe access zones for health-care workers, patients
The Saskatchewan government is looking to take better care of its health-care workers at their workplaces.On Wednesday, the government introduced The Public Health (Safe Access to Hospitals) Amendment...
Nov 10, 2021
