Tag Archives: Health
Not all medical services ready for first phase of Re-Open plan
It is day one of the first phase of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's a mixed bag regarding which medical services have chosen to open their doors today. Broker's Acti...
May 04, 2020 A welcoming smile, you just can't see it. Office staff at Broker’s Active Care Klinic from left, Tanya Giesbrecht and Diana Broker with Dr. Blaine Broker, re-opened for business Monday. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
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May 03, 2020
Wahpeton postpones election amid COVID concerns
This month's scheduled election at Wahpeton Dakota Nation has been postponed two months.The decision to change the original May 29th date comes after a week-long consultation involving Chief and Counc...
May 01, 2020 (Submitted photo/ Chief John Waditaka)
CPCA suspends 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) officially suspended the 2020 racing season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement Friday, the CPCA outlined the decision made in order to pr...
May 01, 2020 The CPCA is suspending the entire 2020 season till 2021 to protect the health of drivers, horses and more. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW)
Patient at Victoria Hospital tests positive for COVID-19
A patient at the Victoria Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19.In a media release Friday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said there is currently no evidence of transmission within the facility...
May 01, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Cameco distributes $1 million in COVID-19 relief
Describing the process as "humbling and overwhelming," the CEO of Cameco says they have supported 67 community projects with their recently announced $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund.The uranium mining...
May 01, 2020 (Cameco.com)
COLUMN: It's taken a global pandemic to finally get me to work out, but I'm doing it
"I'm too busy with work." "I don't have time.""I'll workout out later."Those excuses no longer apply to a sports editor during a global, viral pandemic.At this time last year, I was working six to sev...
Apr 30, 2020 Mira and I after a hero workout, dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos back on April 6.
More northern COVID-19 cases, province expands child care services
There are new COVID-19 cases from outbreaks in La Loche and Lloydminster as Saskatchewan has six new confirmed cases as of April 30.Three of the cases are from the province's North region, two of whic...
Apr 30, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
City of P.A. closes skate park, playgrounds and courts
The City of Prince Albert has closed the Kinsmen skateboard park, playgrounds, basketball courts and tennis courts to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Mayor Greg Dionne told paNOW a temporary...
Apr 30, 2020 Teens at the skateboard park last week. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Long-running summer event pushed back due to COVID-19
Prince Albert's annual downtown street fair is being pushed back.The Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District (PADBID) has announced the event is being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 29, 2020 The Downtown Business Improvement District has pushed back the summer street fair. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
