Tag Archives: Health
No new measles cases for 21 days, new COVID variant: Sask. chief medical health officer
Saskatchewan has not had a single new measles case for the last 21 days, according to Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer.According to Saskatchewan Health Ministry, the total...
Jul 06, 2025
Porcupine Plain group home residents pitch in to help wildfire evacuees
The Director of Saskatchewan First Nation Emergency Management said she was moved to tears after hearing group home residents from Porcupine Plain wanted to help the wildfire evacuees.Michelle Vandevo...
Jul 03, 2025
Tobacco settlement plays role in smaller Sask. government deficit
Saskatchewan's provincial government ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with a deficit nearly at what it budgeted for a year prior, but a good part of the reason it wasn't higher was a landmark tobacco set...
Jul 01, 2025
One Arrow community gathers to denounce domestic violence
Speaking to dozens of people gathered inside of a local gym, Tricia Sutherland encouraged them to start living, because that's what Monique would want. Sunday's memorial-walk at One Arrow First Nation...
Jun 30, 2025
Northern Healthcare Classic raises over $76,000 for Victoria Hospital
Cooke Municipal Golf Course was the setting for The Lynx - Northern Healthcare Classic golf tournament on June 27. Between donations from local businesses, families, and healthcare champions, a total ...
Jun 29, 2025
Prince Albert area now listed as high risk for measles exposure
Prince Albert and area is now one of three locations in the province listed as having high risk of measles exposures. The listed communities are nearby Duck Lake and Rosthern, where six cases of the h...
Jun 24, 2025
Full health services restored in La Ronge
Communities have been repatriated, fire bans are being lifted, and now northern Saskatchewan has another piece of normal back as the full health care services have been restored in La Ronge.The Saskat...
Jun 21, 2025
Jim Pattison Foundation support helps more Sask. kids access care closer to home
A new virtual care program is aiming to improve access to specialized pediatric care for critically ill children in Saskatchewan.The initiative uses Teladoc remote presence technology to connect healt...
Jun 19, 2025
Man’s sudden death deemed non-criminal: Prince Albert Police
Members of the Prince Albert Police Service were on scene of a sudden death near P.A.'s SaskPolytech campus on Saturday. Officers were called to the scene at around 8:10 a.m. by Parkland Ambulance aft...
Jun 14, 2025
Rabid bat discovered at Anglin Lake
The District of Lakeland has confirmed a case of a rabid bat found near Anglin Lake. The confirmation was made to the district's social media on Friday the 13th and was the fourth confirmed case of ra...
Jun 13, 2025
