Tag Archives: Health
Increased exposure to COVID-19 in Melfort
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of increased exposure risk to COVID-19 in Melfort.On Sept. 14, 15, 18, and 19 from 5:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., a person attended the Prairie North Co-op gas ba...
Sep 27, 2021
PAGC First Nations seeing extremely low vaccine rates
First Nations among the Prince Albert Grand Council are seeing very low COVID-19 vaccine rates.As of mid-September, 57 per cent of eligible residents have gotten one dose while 33 per cent have receiv...
Sep 27, 2021
Rookie MPs start orientation amid uncertainty over Parliament's future
OTTAWA - Ten newly elected members of Parliament were shown the ropes of their new jobs on Monday, even as questions swirled around when - and how - they and their more experienced colleagues on both ...
Sep 27, 2021
Province reports 4,788 active cases in Saskatchewan, 398 new cases reported today
The province reported another 398 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today; nearly 84 per cent of which are among the unvaccinated.Also among the new cases, 65 per cent of people with COVID in the provin...
Sep 27, 2021
Shellbrook woman takes home top prize at regional bodybuilding competition
A Shellbrook woman who aspires one day to being recognized as a professional bodybuilder, and with it earning a number of sponsorship opportunities, has added some more hardware to her trophy case.On ...
Sep 27, 2021
EMBM school moving to remote learning due to COVID-19 cases
cole Monseigneur Blaise Morand (EMBM) is temporarily moving to remote learning due to increased positive COVID-19 case numbers at the school. A Sept. 26 letter to parents and caregivers from Light of ...
Sep 27, 2021
Moe says Sask. hasn’t asked for federal help during COVID fourth wave
Premier Scott Moe said Saskatchewan has heard from the federal government about potentially helping out as the fourth wave of COVID-19 grips the province.But Moe said Monday the provincial government ...
Sep 27, 2021
Direct passenger flights from India resume as Canada lifts ban
Direct passenger flights to Canada from India resumed Monday as Transport Canada lifted a months-long ban imposed due to high COVID-19 case counts. In a post on Twitter, Transport Canada said direct f...
Sep 27, 2021
Saskatchewan stop on organ donations will have ripple effect across Canada: doctor
REGINA - Krystal Graham is a Saskatchewan nurse who is on a transplant list waiting for a liver. When she isn't receiving outpatient hospital care three times a week, she tries to live as normally as ...
Sep 27, 2021
COVID outbreak declared at St. John Community School
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared an outbreak at St. John Community School in Prince Albert.The SHA said it is investigating multiple cases of COVID-19 at the school recently.In a r...
Sep 27, 2021