Tag Archives: Health
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 12, 2021
P.A. Police Chief calls for officers to get vaccinated
Prince Albert's Chief of Police is calling on the provincial government to move police officers up to the front of the line with respect to vaccinations.In a tweet Wednesday night by Jon Bergen, he ex...
Feb 12, 2021
Province taking another look at health-care workers prioritized for COVID vaccines
After hearing from health-care groups, Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is going to reassess which groups are included as a priority for a COVID-19 vaccine.Moe didn't make any promises that more wi...
Feb 11, 2021
Decline in new COVID cases in province, no new deaths
New COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan are once again hovering around triple figures with 114 new cases reported in the province today. Compared to the previous week, this is lower than other daily case t...
Feb 11, 2021
Deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada set to more than quadruple next week
OTTAWA - A month-long slowdown in Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries should end next week, with the single biggest shipment of vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech to date.Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the mi...
Feb 11, 2021
How you’ll know when you’re eligible for a COVID vaccination
The province released more details of its vaccine rollout plan Tuesday, and though there are some puzzle pieces missing, the bits of the picture are more clear around how people will be told they're e...
Feb 10, 2021
New COVID-19 cases back into triple digits, 245 recoveries
The provincial daily case total is back into the triple digits as 180 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported, following a dip to only 80 new cases reported yesterday. Two individuals in the Saskatoo...
Feb 10, 2021
Saskatchewan unveils more information on vaccination plan
As Saskatchewan awaits more shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, the province has released more information on its vaccine delivery plan including more drive-thru centres across the region.Saskatchewan hope...
Feb 09, 2021
Premier stands by comments about lockdown advocates
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stood by comments he made at the Municipalities of Saskatchewan convention Monday, when he said those who advocate for lockdowns to control COVID-19 do so with the luxur...
Feb 09, 2021
Province records 80 new cases of COVID-19, five deaths
For the first time since Dec. 28, the province reported under 100 daily new cases of COVID-19, announcing 80 new cases. There are also 253 new recoveries and five deaths in Saskatchewan.There were 1,2...
Feb 09, 2021
