Tag Archives: Health
Study suggests 8 times more people in B.C. infected with virus than confirmed
VICTORIA - A new study suggests eight times as many people in Metro Vancouver have been infected by the novel coronavirus than the rate of reported cases. The joint study by researchers at the B....
Jul 15, 2020
Five news cases of COVID-19, bringing provincial total to 881
There are five new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today and six more recoveries.According to a media release, three of the new cases are in the central region, one in the Saskatoon region and one i...
Jul 15, 2020
A look at veterinary care in Saskatchewan during the pandemic
As with any field, animal health care has seen some bumps in the road during the COVID-19 pandemic.However, things are starting to get back to normal for one Regina veterinarian.Dr. Lesley Sawa, a vet...
Jul 15, 2020
Shahab explains why northern outbreak and current southwest cases treated differently
After the recent jump in cases in the southwest and some of them being attributed to Hutterite colonies, some had been asking why no restrictions were being implemented similar to those that were put ...
Jul 15, 2020
More fundraising needed before Melfort Heliport tender awarded
The Melfort Heliport Project has hit a bit of a hurdle.The tender for the project was presented at an in-camera session of City Council on Monday. The project manager, Catterall and Wright Consulting ...
Jul 15, 2020
Two presumed COVID-19 cases at Nunavut mine may be territory's first infections
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two presumptive cases of COVID-19 at an iron mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. The territory is the only jurisdiction in Canada without a confirmed cas...
Jul 15, 2020
Atlantic premiers not ready to lift travel restrictions on rest of Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Nearly two weeks after a loosened travel agreement between their provinces came into effect, Atlantic Canadian premiers are not rushing to set a date to welcome visitors from t...
Jul 15, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, July 15
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:17 p.m. on July 15, 2020: There are 108,829 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,859 confirmed (including 5,636 deaths, 26,097 resol...
Jul 15, 2020
Concerns emerging about plans to reopen schools
The organization representing the province's teachers says members have concerns about return to school planning.In a media release sent out Monday the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) said a su...
Jul 14, 2020
Doctors, Sask. government reach tentative contract agreement
A tentative five-year contract agreement has been reached by the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA).In a release, Saskatchewan Health says the deal runs retroactively...
Jul 14, 2020