Tag Archives: Health
'Super easy, and super helpful': Melfort residents creating mask straps for local health care workers
You've likely seen the posts on social media about people across the world making straps for masks that health care workers are wearing now more than ever during COVID-19.There are now some people in ...
Apr 14, 2020 Dr. Desjardins displays how the straps work with the masks. (Facebook/Darrell Farley)
One new confirmed case of COVID-19, with 187 recoveries
There is only one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 301. Of those cases, 110 are considered active. There are nine new recoveries, bringing the total to ...
Apr 14, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Local vet offers advice to pet owners amid COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the main priority for the public is to protect themselves and their family from getting infected, including their pets.At the beginning of April, it was reported a tiger te...
Apr 14, 2020 (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
SHA to increase staff screening protocols for virus
Starting tomorrow, SHA will have increased screening and masking requirements for staff members entering health facilities across the province.Staff, physicians, learners, trainees, vendors and contra...
Apr 14, 2020 ID 106761742 © Vlad Salikhov | Dreamstime.com
Government enacts stricter quarantine measures for returnees to Canada
OTTAWA - Starting at midnight, the federal government says all people returning to Canada will have to check in to a hotel or other designated site unless they have an acceptable self-quarantine plan....
Apr 14, 2020
Do as we say, not as we do? Trudeau, Scheer forced to defend family trips
OTTAWA - Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are fighting off criticism that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're willin...
Apr 14, 2020
Battlefords gives silent but powerful support for Cave family
Thousands of Battlefords residents stood silently along Highway 16 Monday afternoon, as the convoy for Colby Cave's family made its way into their home town.Rally to honour Colby Cave. pic.twitter.com...
Apr 13, 2020 RCMP and Battlefords Fire leads the family of Colby Cave through 15 kilometres of highway filled by local residents. (angela Brown/battlefordsNOW)
Local organizer reflects on Terry Fox anniversary
It has been 40 years since Terry Fox set off on his Marathon of Hope.While Fox was not able to finish his run, Canadians have carried on his legacy by putting on annual runs to raise money for cancer ...
Apr 13, 2020 The 39th annual Terry Fox Run had 20-30 people take part in Prince Albert at the Alfred Jenkins Field House. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake and Prince Albert receive COVID-19 rapid testing units
Prince Albert and Meadow Lake will be among the first communities in the province to receive COVID-19 rapid testing equipment. While Meadow Lake's unit is already operational, Prince Albert's is expec...
Apr 13, 2020 Meadow Lake's COVID-19 rapid testing unit is now online at the Meadow Lake Hospital. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
La Ronge doctor calls threats of legal action in COVID-19 exposure 'disappointing and disturbing'
A La Ronge doctor is critical of statements released by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), which mentioned the provincial government or health care workers could be held liable for...
Apr 13, 2020 Some residents of Stony Rapids are in isolation after coming in contact with a nurse with COVID-19. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
