Tag Archives: Health
Recycling facilities still busy weeks after reopening
Business has not slowed down at either of SARCAN's two Prince Albert facilities.Bill Powalinsky, CEO with P.A. and District Community Service Centre, which operates both facilities through Pine Indust...
Jul 08, 2020
Dr. Shahab warns of 'ongoing community transmission' in Prince Albert
Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer says a string of unrelated cases of COVID-19 in the Prince Albert area is evidence of ongoing community transmission.Dr. Saqib Shahab told reporters on a Tu...
Jul 07, 2020
Province reports 15th death from COVID-19
An individual from the North in their 20s has died from COVID-19, bringing the total amount of recorded deaths from the virus in the province to 15.There is one new case of COVID-19 reported today, br...
Jul 07, 2020
A little appreciation goes a long way
A Prince Albert man is thanking the staff at the Victoria Hospital and other frontline workers in the community after witnessing what he called unbelievable care.Dave Leaderhouse said he gained a whol...
Jul 07, 2020
Local bar responds to return of VLTs
Video Lottery Terminals are back online in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced the machines would start running again as of Monday at a press conference last week. The province shut down ...
Jul 06, 2020
'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later
CALGARY - A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trai...
Jul 06, 2020
Nine new cases of COVID-19; 59 cases active province-wide
There are nine new cases of COVID-19 and 21 more recoveries in the province.According to a media release, there are 805 total cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. This includes two new cases reported on...
Jul 06, 2020
Blood donor clinic returns to Prince Albert
After four months away, Canadian Blood Services donor clinics are returning to Prince Albert.Residents will have the opportunity to give blood Monday July 6, from 2-7 p.m. at the Prince Albert Exhibit...
Jul 06, 2020
Dr. Shahab says there’s a ‘caution for Prince Albert’
Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer is concerned about new unrelated COVID-19 cases popping up in the Prince Albert area.Dr. Saqib Shahab said during a press conference on Friday "there is a caution ...
Jul 03, 2020
Visitation guidelines expanded to SHA facilities and long-term care homes
Saskatchewan is easing restrictions for visits in hospitals, long-term care homes and assisted living facilities across the province, allowing residents to have in-person visits for the first time sin...
Jul 03, 2020
