Tag Archives: Health
Moe, Shahab expected to roll out new restrictions Wednesday
With COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan on the rise, the provincial government is expected to add more new restrictions Wednesday.Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medica...
Nov 25, 2020
P.A. schools prepared but no plans to close at this stage
Although there have been several individual COVID cases across Prince Albert and area schools, resulting in many children having to stay home for various lengths of time, there are no immediate plans ...
Nov 25, 2020
Fred Sasakamoose, 86, dies of complications from COVID-19
One of the NHL's first Indigenous players, the legendary Fred Sasakamoose has passed away. The 86-year-old died in hospital the afternoon of Nov. 24 after battling COVID-19. In an emotional video post...
Nov 24, 2020
Lack of Canadian vaccine production means others could get inoculations first: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to reassure Canadians on Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines will start to arrive in the coming months even as he acknowledged that other nations are likely to...
Nov 24, 2020
Province records 175 new COVID-19 cases, 105 people in hospital
There are 175 new cases of COVID-19 to report, bringing the provincial total to 6,883.The seven-day average of daily cases is 209 (17.3 new cases per 100,000 population). The new cases are located in ...
Nov 24, 2020
Hockey Canada: Today's Red-White game postponed due to COVID-19
In a media release Tuesday morning, Hockey Canada said today's Red-White game at the National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp in Red Deer, is being postponed due to COVID-19.Scott Salmond, senio...
Nov 24, 2020
Flin Flon Bombers pause season until after Christmas break
The Flin Flon Bombers will not be playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the rest of 2020.This just a few weeks after the Manitoba government deemed the province a red zone due to a COVI...
Nov 24, 2020
Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation
Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who i...
Nov 24, 2020
VIDO-InterVac seeks support from City of Saskatoon to become 'Centre for Pandemic Research'
The director of Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac facility is hoping to get the city's support to become a national centre for pandemic research.Dr. Volker Gerdts and Lawyer Doug Richardson made a presentatio...
Nov 23, 2020
Well-wishes pour in for Fred Sasakamoose as he battles COVID-19
Players and officials are sending their wishes to Fred Sasakamoose, who was recently admitted to hospital due to a recent presumptive COVID-19 diagnosis.Sasakamoose, 86, was the first Canadian Indigen...
Nov 23, 2020
