Tag Archives: Health
Blood donor clinics to return to Prince Albert in fall
While a recent blood donor clinic scheduled for the Art Hauser Centre had to be cancelled, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is already planning their next trip to Prince Albert. The city has apparently b...
Aug 31, 2021
Booster jab priority call for corrections officers, latest outbreak at P.A. prisons
The Saskatchewan Government Employees Union (SGEU) is calling on the provincial government to ensure staff at corrections centres are made a priority for the COVID booster - or third vaccine - once it...
Aug 31, 2021
Moe says unvaccinated will find things ‘more uncomfortable’ in Sask.
Premier Scott Moe issued a warning Monday to residents of the province who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19."It's going to be increasingly more uncomfortable for you in Saskatchewan to make the choi...
Aug 30, 2021
Total active COVID cases in Northern Sask. nearing 1,000, 199 new cases reported in province
The province is reporting another 199 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, including 93 new cases in northern zones of Saskatchewan.This brings the total to 54,076 reported cases; 2,068 cases consid...
Aug 30, 2021
Prince Albert MHO concerned about rising COVID cases among young, unvaccinated population
After weeks of relative quiet, the COVID-19 testing site in Prince Albert on 6th Ave. E is a bustle of activity again. Vehicles could be seen lined up, sometimes as long as 20 deep this week. Medical ...
Aug 27, 2021
Premier not wavering on health measures, mandatory vaccines
Premier Scott Moe isn't discussing the reintroduction of any public health measures or vaccine mandates with the highly infectious Delta variant bringing a new wave of COVID-19 infections to Saskatche...
Aug 27, 2021
Shahab encourages mask use, vaccination requirements as COVID cases rise
After nine straight days of new COVID cases exceeding over 100 per day, Saskatchewan's chief medical officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says that indoor mask use as well as limiting non-essential services to pe...
Aug 27, 2021
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency first in Canada to use new treatment
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) celebrated a milestone earlier in August when they used a new form of treatment for metastatic brain cancer. This was the first time a patient had undergone the ne...
Aug 27, 2021
Are Hot Dogs Are Doing Joey Chestnut Dirty?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! BION of the Week Ripley's is constantly on the hunt to find the strangest Believe It or Not! stories, or BIONs, to share with our fellow fans of the bizarr...
Aug 27, 2021
SHA reports multiple COVID exposures in Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public of multiple possible COVID-19 exposures in Prince Albert on multiple days.Harold's Family Foods Bakery Department - 200 28th St. E.Aug. 15 - 10 ...
Aug 26, 2021
