Tag Archives: Health
Prince Albert's drive-thru testing site busy for first day
Update: As of 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, SHA advised that anymore in the lineup beyond a truck with flashing lights located at the intersection of Eighth St. E and Sixth Ave. E. would likely not be seen tod...
Dec 02, 2020
U of S study shows hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants may pollute air
A University of Saskatchewan team has conducted research into the airborne polluting effects of cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants and says these pose health risks.According ...
Dec 02, 2020
Liberals have no mandate for spending: Hoback
Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, says the federal Liberal minority government does not have a mandate for large amounts of the proposed COVID response spending that includes money for soci...
Dec 01, 2020
Four more deaths related to COVID-19 in province's deadliest week of pandemic
In the last seven days, 14 Saskatchewan residents have died from COVID-19 complications marking it as the deadliest week of the pandemic in the province's history.Today, Dec. 1, the province reported ...
Dec 01, 2020
Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate
The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....
Dec 01, 2020
Moe talks schools, jails and Christmas with COVID-19
It has been only a few days since new health measures have come into effect in Saskatchewan, and Premier Scott Moe said it'll take a little longer before any effects will be seen.Moe is confident the ...
Dec 01, 2020
Latest P.A. COVID outbreaks include Victoria Hospital dialysis unit, two Prince Albert Care Homes
There are a number of Prince Albert locations listed on the latest COVID-19 outbreak list from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). An outbreak is declared whenever two or more people test positiv...
Nov 30, 2020
Two deaths and 325 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the province continues to grow, along with another grim statistic: Two more people have died in the province from complications related to the virus.The two resi...
Nov 30, 2020
Four more deaths, new rapid testing among latest info on COVID-19 front
There's another grim statistic with the latest daily government information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is also some encouraging news for the weeks ahead.As the Saskatchewan Health Auth...
Nov 27, 2020
SHA increasing testing and contact tracing capacity
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is ramping up testing and contact tracing capacity in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, but says it won't be able to keep pace unless people limit their co...
Nov 26, 2020
