Tag Archives: Health
One new COVID-19 case in North, 11 new in province brings total to 231
Saskatchewan had 11 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Of those 11 new cases, only one of them is from the large North region, where Prince Albert and areas are located. The provincial tota...
Apr 04, 2020 Stores around the province have taken extra precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both Southend COVID-19 cases recovered
Nearly three weeks after the announcement of the first of what would later be two cases of COVID-19 in Southend, the Northern community is breathing a huge sigh of relief. Both individuals who tested ...
Apr 04, 2020 Southend, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. (Cameconorth.com)
Workers at long-term care homes will be assessed each shift, COVID-19 provincial total at 220
Employees at long-term care homes will have their temperatures checked before the beginning of each shift after an assisted living worker tested positive for the virus. The worker is one of 14 new con...
Apr 03, 2020
Prince Albert MP joins colleagues in call for tax relief
Prince Albert's member of Parliament is joining his provincial colleagues in calling for the federal government to pause the carbon tax.Saskatchewan's 14 Conservative Party MPs sent a signed letter to...
Apr 02, 2020 Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback is calling for the federal government to suspend the carbon tax. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Provincial COVID-19 total now at 206
There are 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with the total cases now at 206. Two people are receiving hospital inpatient care in Saskatoon. Two patients are in intensive care - one i...
Apr 02, 2020
Montreal Lake Cree Nation calls for end to all liquor sales
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation wants the provincial government to end all liquor sales given the COVID-19 pandemic. It said the continued sale of alcohol was leading to high-risk behavior and an increa...
Apr 02, 2020 (file photo/Nigel Maxwell)
Loraas asking households to dispose recyclables if members are sick
Loraas is reminding customers of recently enacted safe waste disposal guidelines to prevent COVID-19 transmission.In an attachment on the Loraas Environmental Services Ltd website, they list several m...
Apr 01, 2020 Garbage bins could fill up faster than usual, as Loraas is asking customers to throw out recyclables if a household member is sick. (battlefordsNOW Staff/Josh Ryan)
Community project continues during COVID-19 pandemic
The Rose Garden Hospice is still working to collect donations during the COVID-19 outbreak.Marina Mitchell, a member of the board for the Rose Garden Hospice said the organization closed their offices...
Apr 01, 2020 Proposed design of the Rose Garden Hospice by AODBT. (Submitted photo/rosegardenhospice.ca)
P.A. woman says withdrawal of home care puts elderly father at risk
There are growing concerns about the risk of COVID-19 transmission inside private seniors' facilities, as the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) prepares to redeploy home care staff in response to th...
Apr 01, 2020 Wendy Fyrk says SHA has told her daily home care services for her father will be discontinued. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan NDP)
Twenty-four COVID-19 cases related to snowmobile rally, third person dies of virus in Sask.
A third person has died from complications related to COVID-19 in the province. The deceased was a Saskatchewan resident in the 80 to 89 age range.As of today, there are nine new confirmed cases of CO...
Apr 01, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
