Tag Archives: Health
'Our vulnerable people are falling through the cracks': tent city discovered on Prince Albert's east side
Roughly half a dozen tents have been set up in a wooded area across from Sask Polytech; the latest example of the city's growing issues with homelessness. While many of the campsites were vacant Monda...
Oct 18, 2021
Pfizer asks Health Canada to approve COVID vaccine for kids aged five to 11
A COVID-19 vaccine may soon be available for kids in Canada.Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve its COVID vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11. Currently, only those 12 and over ...
Oct 18, 2021
Four new COVID-related deaths reported, 279 new cases
The province is reporting 279 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday.Of these cases, 216 have been identified in unvaccinated individuals and 64 are in children ages 0-11.Along with the new cases the ...
Oct 18, 2021
‘No dire situation in Black Lake’ says AHA and Black Lake Council
The Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) has said reports of a "dire situation" and forced vaccines in Black Lake are unfounded.In a media release Monday morning, the AHA said it had heard reports that re...
Oct 18, 2021
Saskatchewan to send six ICU patients to Ontario this week
The province is about to send six patients from Saskatchewan hospitals to Intensive Care Units in Ontario.The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced one patient will be transferred Monday with the ot...
Oct 18, 2021
Latest COVID update: 411 new cases, 476 recoveries, three deaths
The latest COVID update was a bit of a mixed bag.In its daily update Saturday, the province reported that the active case total had dropped to 4,297.There were 411 new cases and 476 recoveries, along ...
Oct 16, 2021
AHA says no further tuberculosis cases identified since outbreak declared in communities
The Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) has reported no additional cases of tuberculosis since the outbreak was declared in Fond Du Lac and Black Lake a week ago.On Oct. 8 the outbreak was announced and ...
Oct 16, 2021
No return date yet for wildfire evacuees from Shoal Lake & Red Earth
Evacuees from Red Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Cree Nation will be away from their homes for a little while longer.Hundreds of members have been staying in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Nipawin, and o...
Oct 15, 2021
COVID boosters coming for those 65+, rapid tests to be distributed next week
A third COVID-19 shot in the arm will soon be available for those 65 and older in Saskatchewan, according to chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab.During a news conference Friday, Shahab expla...
Oct 15, 2021
P.A. pharmacist donates $24K to Victoria Hospital
Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital has 13 new wheelchairs thanks to the generosity of a local pharmacist.Rizwan Ali and his wife donated over $24,000. He's lived and worked in the city for nearly 12 ye...
Oct 15, 2021
