Tag Archives: Health
'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
SHA shifting to self-screening at its facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has started to move to self-screening at its facilities.The SHA began the process Monday - the same day the last of the COVID-related public health measures in Saskat...
Mar 01, 2022
Health minister confident in decision to remove health measures
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman called it an exciting day, pointing out that people wearing masks in public is no longer up to the government.The public health order was dropped Monday, the...
Mar 01, 2022
Lloydminster mayor voices need for more mental health, addictions resources
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Saskatchewan residents, the Saskatchewan Urban Mayors Assocation (SUMA) is voicing concerns over the available supports for mental health and addictions.Ll...
Feb 28, 2022
Prince Albert prepares for Coldest Night of the Year
Editor's note: Story amended on Monday to include how much money was raised locally - over $36,000.Anticipation is heating up one for the Prince Albert YWCA's biggest fundraisers of the year.The fourt...
Feb 25, 2022
Province reports 1,407 new cases and 37 new deaths in weekly report
The Government of Saskatchewan has issued their weekly COVID-19 EPI report which looks at data from Sunday, Feb. 13 to Saturday, Feb. 19.There were 1,407 new cases of COVID-19, which was 1.2 laborator...
Feb 24, 2022
Sturgeon Lake First Nation creating cultural birthing centre, aiming to recruit midwives
Sturgeon Lake First Nation is in the process of creating a first-of-its-kind birthing centre.They're one of three Indigenous communities in Canada currently taking part in a demonstration project aime...
Feb 18, 2022
Province’s top doctor says drop in test positivity is good sign
Saskatchewan's weekly COVID-19 numbers showed a record number of hospitalizations but also a big drop in test positivity rate.Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, told 650 CK...
Feb 18, 2022
Province expands supports for families impacted by domestic violence
The provincial government is taking a preventative approach to domestic violence, investing over a million dollars, over the next three years to support the expansion of the Family Intervention Rapid ...
Feb 17, 2022
Health Canada gives its OK to Novavax’s COVID vaccine
Health Canada has approved a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country.Novavax's Nuvaxovid vaccine joins those from AstraZeneca, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), Moderna and Pfizer on the list of ...
Feb 17, 2022
