Tag Archives: Health
Province reports 124 new cases of COVID-19, 189 recoveries
The provincial total of COVID-19 cases has reached 26,953 cases with 124 new cases reported in the province on Feb. 17. The North accounted for 51 of the new cases.Five Saskatchewan residents who test...
Feb 17, 2021
Kentucky storm holds up Canadian vaccine delivery as shipper hurries to catch up
OTTAWA - The "big lift" for Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts this week has been sideswiped by a big snowdrift. UPS temporarily closed its operations in Louisville, Ky., Monday because the city re...
Feb 17, 2021
COVID case closes classroom at Debden Public School
UPDATE: SRPSD gave an update to the situation at Debden Public School Thursday, Feb.18. It said Public Health's investigation determined that the students in the affected classrooms do NOT need to sel...
Feb 17, 2021
Province reports 136 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced there are 136 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths and 264 recoveries in the province.Vaccine DeliveryThere were 22 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yest...
Feb 16, 2021
Labour group demands meeting over COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Red Deer
RED DEER, Alta. - The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour wants a meeting with the premier and provincial labour minister to ensure workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks are shut down. Gil McGo...
Feb 16, 2021
Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays
OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests.Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada i...
Feb 16, 2021
Prince Albert drive-thru testing could re-open today
According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority the temporary closure of the Prince Albert drive-thru COVID test site has been extended for this morning, Tuesday, Feb.16.The centre is located at The Co...
Feb 16, 2021
Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...
Feb 13, 2021
Stay close to home this Family Day weekend, province says
The province recorded 525 vaccinations in the province's northern zones yesterday, bringing the total amount administered to 46,788.A total of 101 per cent of the doses received have been administered...
Feb 12, 2021
Saskatchewan RNs ‘shocked,’ ‘disappointed’ after being left off vaccine priority list: SUN
As it stands now, health-care workers on the front lines of COVID-19 may have to wait to get a vaccine.But that wasn't the original plan, according to Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Trac...
Feb 12, 2021
