Tag Archives: Health
New report links increases in child abuse and youth suicides to COVID-19
As children go back to school this fall, reports of suspected child abuse may increase, as well as concerns raised about depression and isolation.These are among the concerns raised in a new report pu...
Sep 01, 2020
SHA notifies P.A. residents about COVID-19 exposures
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is letting the public know about COVID-19 exposures at multiple Prince Albert businesses.According to a media release, the SHA is notifying the public that an i...
Aug 31, 2020
Province records four new COVID-19 cases, 12 more recoveries
There are four new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more recoveries to report in Saskatchewan. The latest numbers brings the total amount to 1,619 reported cases. The new cases are located in Saskatoon (one),...
Aug 31, 2020
Hospital foundation launches fundraiser to complete NICU project
The new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is set to be equipped and furnished thanks to a newly-launched fundraising effort from the Victoria Hospital Found...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...
Aug 31, 2020
No new cases of COVID-19; second 0 of the week
There are no new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday. This is the second time this week the Saskatchewan Health Authority reported no new cases, doing so first on Tuesday.There was also only one recover...
Aug 30, 2020
What’s it like being a contact tracer?
It's a good thing Nancy Kot likes to talk on the phone.The public health nurse says she now makes somewhere between five and 20 calls a day working as a viral investigator."We are trying to search and...
Aug 28, 2020
Fewer than 10 per cent of students expected on P.A. Sask Poly campus
Not surprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic will mean a much quieter start to the academic year at the Prince Albert campus of Saskatchewan Polytechnic in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the student body is ...
Aug 27, 2020
Gov't info package details illness protocols ahead of new school year
The Government of Saskatchewan has given new details on how schools should respond if a student, teacher of other member of staff become ill once the new year gets underway Sept.8.The Ministry of Educ...
Aug 27, 2020
Virtual Terry Fox Run planned for Prince Albert in 2020
Despite the challenges and restrictions posed this year by COVID-19, the journey Terry Fox started 40 years ago to raise awareness about cancer and support for research, will not be disrupted.Organize...
Aug 27, 2020
