Tag Archives: Health
‘Urgent action’: NDP calls for COVID rapid testing to be deployed to schools immediately
With a COVID-19 variant spreading in Regina, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for rapid testing to be deployed to schools immediately.About three weeks ago, Premier Scott Moe got in front of the provin...
Mar 18, 2021
Muskoday candidates concerned about safety, youth, and transparency
In less than 24 hours, members of Muskoday First Nation will head to the polls.There are six candidates for chief in Friday's election and 23 candidates on the ballot for the five council seats. In an...
Mar 18, 2021
LLRIB reports first case of COVID-19 variant
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has been notified by health officials of one positive case of a COVID-19 variant of concern.That's according to a public service announcement released Wednesday, which sta...
Mar 18, 2021
Province announces Phase 2 of vaccination plan
The Government of Saskatchewan announced Phase 2 of their vaccine delivery plan, as well as a special vaccination leave, to allow employees paid time off work to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Both are now...
Mar 18, 2021
U.K. study rules out link to some blood clots from AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The United Kingdom's drug regulator says a "rigorous scientific review" has ruled out the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as the cause of blood clots in veins but is doing a more detailed study lo...
Mar 18, 2021
Hundreds of free thermometers available for tri-community residents
Residents of the tri-communities can help themselves to free oral thermometers available at several locations. The Saskatchewan Health Authority through HealthLine 811 has delivered 500 thermometers t...
Mar 18, 2021
Second COVID case at St. John Community School.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has identified a second positive COVID-19 case in an individual at St. John Community School associated to the previously reported case of March 8.According to ...
Mar 17, 2021
SHA says COVID-19 vaccine appointments still available
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public about COVID-19 vaccine appointments still available.According to a media release, to be eligible to book an appointment you must be 70 ye...
Mar 17, 2021
Province reports 87 new COVID cases, 114 recoveries, and one death
The province reported 87 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on March 17. This brings the provincial total to 30,970 cases and 1,264 cases are considered active.One Saskatchewan resident who tested ...
Mar 17, 2021
Microbiologist says ‘you can’t compare’ how effective vaccines are against each other
As thousands of people across Saskatchewan get their first dose of one of the current COVID-19 vaccines, some may wonder if there's one shot that's better than the others."When you look at the data, a...
Mar 17, 2021
