Tag Archives: Health
COVID vaccine arrives in Regina; health-care workers get first doses Tuesday
Dr. Jeffrey Betcher and Leah Sawatsky rolled up their sleeves to continue the fight against COVID-19 on Tuesday evening.Betcher, a critical care physician, and Sawatsky, an emergency room nurse, were ...
Dec 15, 2020
Ozone disinfection devices arrive at La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre
La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre has two new disinfection devices designed to eliminate the coronavirus. That's according to Executive Director Ron Woytowich, who purchased the ozone-generating m...
Dec 15, 2020
Province records 194 new cases of COVID-19, 51 deaths in December
Half of the province's deaths from COVID-19 complications have been in the first half of this month as Saskatchewan records a total of 98 deaths, 51 of which have been in December.Seven residents who ...
Dec 15, 2020
Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...
Dec 15, 2020
NewsAlert: COVID chosen Canadian Press news story of the year for 2020
TORONTO - The deadly virus that swept Canada this year dominated headlines as it killed thousands of Canadians, sickened tens of thousands of others and prompted profound social and economic dislocati...
Dec 15, 2020
COVID outbreak declared at P.A. care home
The provincial government is reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at Good Shephard Villas care home in Prince Albert.The information was posted on the government's update page, dated Saturday Dec.12.An outbr...
Dec 14, 2020
Stricter public health measures starting Thursday
The Government of Saskatchewan will be implementing new public health measures on Dec. 17, 19 and 25. It says COVID-19 cases continue to cause significant, on-going community transmission and are incr...
Dec 14, 2020
Province records over 100 new COVID-19 cases in North
Over a hundred new COVID-19 cases were reported in the province's North as the Saskatchewan Health Authority urges those in that area of the province to refrain from travelling.Today, two individuals ...
Dec 14, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario administers first COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto
TORONTO - Ontario has administered the provinces' first COVID-19 vaccination to a health-care worker from a Toronto nursing home.Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre, receive...
Dec 14, 2020
Prince Albert's drug problem: why COVID could be making it worse
As 2020 draws to a close, the use of drugs in Prince Albert continues to climb.For the period ending Nov. 30, incidents related to controlled drugs and substances are up over 13 per cent compared to t...
Dec 11, 2020
