Tag Archives: Health
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine is put to its biggest test
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of...
Jul 27, 2020
Transportation pilot program assists rural cancer patients travelling to urban centers
When the provincial government eliminated the Saskatchewan Transportation Company in 2017, many rural residents requiring medical treatment were left scrambling for transportation presenting barriers ...
Jul 27, 2020
‘We do care,’ says member of Riverview Hutterite Colony, giving inside look at pandemic life
Cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have clustered in some Hutterite colonies, but there's one community just north of Saskatoon that's been doing its part to flatten the curve.Riverview colony, which i...
Jul 27, 2020
P.A. MLA joins leader in calls for changes to health system
Prince Albert Northcote MLA Nicole Rancourt is joining her party leader in calling for changes to the province's mental health system.Friday NDP leader Ryan Meili called for Saskatchewan to create eme...
Jul 26, 2020
Bag of puppies dropped in a Prince Albert area driveway
A frontline animal rescue worker in the Prince Albert area says she feels heartbroken and frustrated by a tragic discovery this week at a rural property west of the city.Wendy Fyrk was notified Thursd...
Jul 24, 2020
Province records another death, 42 new cases of COVID-19
A person in their 60s from the North region who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, marking the sixteenth death recorded from the virus in Saskatchewan. Today, the province is reporting 42 new case...
Jul 23, 2020
SHA announces change in visitor restrictions for P.A. facilities
Prince Albert health care facilities are relaxing visitor restrictions.On July 8 the SHA put in place a policy which limited visitors to family members or support people who were allowed in only for w...
Jul 22, 2020
Province records 60 new COVID-19 cases, 17 Hutterite communities affected
There are 60 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 48 of which are from colonies in the southwest and west central regions of the province. The total amount of active cases is approaching 200.The new...
Jul 22, 2020
Warm weather prompts heat warnings for much of central Sask.
SASKATCHEWAN - Many parts of central Saskatchewan are under a heat warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting a high of 29 Celsius - 35 with the humidex for Prince Albert and the su...
Jul 22, 2020
Warm weather prompts heat warnings for much of central Sask.
Many parts of central Saskatchewan are under a heat warning. Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting a high of 29 Celsius - 35 with the humidex for Prince Albert and the surrounding area....
Jul 22, 2020
