Tag Archives: Health
Suicide rate down in Sask., attributed to ‘pulling together phenomenon’
While there has been a lot of bad news coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems fewer people have decided to take their lives into their own hands.Deaths by suicide were down about 35 per cent in...
Feb 05, 2021
Positive case of COVID-19 identified at St. John Community School
The Prince Albert Catholic School division has announced an individual from St. John Community School in Prince Albert has tested positive for COVID-19.According to a media release, the Saskatchewan H...
Feb 05, 2021
Another case of UK COVID variant found in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has its third case of a COVID-19 variant.In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported another case of the U.K. variant had been detected, this time in a resident of the Sa...
Feb 04, 2021
Moe set to needle federal government over vaccines
Scott Moe is pushing for a larger and more timely injection of COVID-19 vaccines into Saskatchewan.Saskatchewan's premier issued a statement Thursday saying he planned to press for more "clarity and c...
Feb 04, 2021
'We would not endorse any of these actions': St. Louis mayor concerned with depiction of community
The mayor of the Village of St. Louis is raising concerns on how the community was portrayed following a media release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) alerting residents of an increased r...
Feb 04, 2021
More vaccines coming to Saskatchewan's North, COVID-19 variant detected in third patient
The province administered 723 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 36,527. The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (17), Far North East (...
Feb 04, 2021
Increased risk of COVID-19 exposure in St. Louis
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public about an increased COVID-19 exposure risk in the St. Louis area.According to a media release, because of some cases related to events in ...
Feb 03, 2021
Choiceland man recalls surviving a near-fatal heart attack in support of Heart Month
On Jan. 16, Glen and Connie Kelsey left their Choiceland home to have a nice Saturday at their cottage in Candle Lake. They went snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Glen even snuck in some icefishing in the...
Feb 03, 2021
More vaccines arrive in Saskatchewan, 194 new cases reported today
The province administered 177 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 35,763.As of Feb. 3, 109 per cent of the doses received were administered in the province. The overa...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada to get up to 1.1 m more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021
