Tag Archives: Health
'All quality of life increases': long-term care residents set for Sunday boost
There's excitement ahead of the Sunday milestone when the province ends most COVID restrictions. Long-term care homes are no different in counting down the hours to a far more open environment for res...
Jul 09, 2021
Thirty-six new cases reported today in the province; one death
The provincial government is reporting 36 new cases and 57 recoveries from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today. This brings the provincial total to 49,198 cases; 48,224 total recoveries and 403 cases consi...
Jul 09, 2021
Proposed retreat for first responders gains support, while RM prepares to vote on land use application
The next week will be very important for a proposed retreat southwest of Prince Albert that will provide supports for first responders suffering from operational stress injuries (OSI).On Monday night,...
Jul 09, 2021
SHA says masks will still be required in hospitals, clinics after Sunday
Changes may be coming to COVID-19 protocols in Saskatchewan on Sunday, but things won't be changing in many Saskatchewan Health Authority facilities.The SHA announced Thursday that masking, screening ...
Jul 09, 2021
Sask. wedding industry prepares for restrictions lift
As of Sunday at midnight, all mandated COVID-19 related restrictions in Saskatchewan will come to an end, which affects people who have planning their weddings and the businesses that host and plan th...
Jul 08, 2021
'I still stand by my freedom of rights': former care home worker speaks out after losing job for attending freedom rally
A woman who lost her job at a long term care home in Melfort after attending a freedom rally in Prince Albert last spring, says it was never her intention to hurt anyone.Jackie Marshall and her adult ...
Jul 07, 2021
'What we ask is for people to stay home': active COVID cases at Hatchet Lake surpasses 100
Editor's note: This story was amended at 8 p.m. Tuesday to include a statement from PAGC.The Chief of Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation says every effort is being taken to control the spread of COV...
Jul 06, 2021
Half a million Saskatchewan residents now fully vaccinated
After an additional 7,393 second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were reported in the province today, the Saskatchewan government is reporting over half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully va...
Jul 06, 2021
Northern community dealing with COVID-19 outbreak, Delta variant
As many Saskatchewan communities watch their COVID-19 case numbers drop, the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation - including Wollaston Lake - is dealing with a fast-moving outbreak.The outbreak was declared June...
Jul 05, 2021
'Figure of hope' praised for role in COVID-19 fight after death
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was the first person in Canada to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has died. Gisele Lvesque, 89, died on June 28 peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by family, according t...
Jul 04, 2021
