Tag Archives: Health
Health sciences association, SAHO ratify deal
The Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations have ratified a new six-year contract.The new collective bargaining agreement is retroac...
Aug 20, 2020
‘The shame of the country:’ 2020s reported overdose deaths tentatively break records, and it’s only August
Prairie Harm Reduction Executive Director Jason Mercredi says overdose deaths in Saskatchewan are "the epidemic within the pandemic.""We need real-time action, and we need it now," Mercredi told 650 C...
Aug 19, 2020
FSIN calling for answers after alleged mistreatment of 53-year-old woman at Victoria Hospital
Warning: This story contains graphic images.Members of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) are searching for answers from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), after a James Smith...
Aug 19, 2020
Cougars target ponies, dogs in pair of Vancouver Island attacks
QUALICUM BEACH - Conservation officers plan to destroy two cougars believed to be responsible for killing a pony and constantly hovering around a sprawling wooded community north of Qualicum Beach. Tr...
Aug 19, 2020
One more COVID case in Saskatchewan, total amount at 1,582
There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,582.The new case is in the Saskatoon zone. Of the total cases, 157 are active. There have been 1,403 recoveries. Eight...
Aug 18, 2020
Keeping sick people out of schools needs to be priority, Shahab says
As classes get set to resume, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the big priority needs to be keeping sick people out of schools.Speaking on Gormley on Tuesday morning, Dr. Saqib Shahab ...
Aug 18, 2020
First confirmed COVID-19 case at Red Deer pork processing plant
A pork processing plant in Red Deer that employs over 1,500 people has recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Olymel spokesperson Richard Vigneault says a worker at their Red Deer facility cam...
Aug 17, 2020
One new case of COVID-19 in the province
There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,581.The new case is in the South West zone. Of the total cases, 172 are active. There have been 1,387 recoveries. Eigh...
Aug 17, 2020
Birch Hills woman claims she was denied dialysis treatment after refusing to wear a mask
A Birch Hills woman is claiming she was denied her dialysis treatment at the Victoria Hospital because she refused to wear a mask due to anxiety and claustrophobia.On July 31, Kris Smith said she rece...
Aug 14, 2020
Reduced and staggered re-entry for all Sask.Rivers schools
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) has released updated information regarding the timeline for the start of the new school year next month amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes afte...
Aug 13, 2020
