Tag Archives: Health
COVID-19 phone line receives over 1,800 calls in first two weeks
A toll free telephone line which allows Saskatchewan residents the opportunity to ask non-health related questions about COVID-19, or report people who are not respecting social distancing rules, appe...
Apr 06, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Sask. Parks facing lost spring from coronavirus
The delay of camping season in Saskatchewan Provincial Parks has resulted in more cancelled weekend plans in the spring, but regional parks face the same obstacle.According to last week's statement fr...
Apr 06, 2020 Campers hoping to use the spring to get over social isolation from COVID-19 should expect further delays as regional parks wait to make a decision and provincial parks have officially postponed the season's start. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Piwapan preparing for potential influx of clients fleeing domestic violence
Piwapan's Women Centre in La Ronge is preparing for a potential influx of clients fleeing domestic violence due to the pandemic. "We're having meetings with our funders on a weekly basis because that ...
Apr 06, 2020 The sub-office in La Ronge is expected to reopen next week. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
SPCA in need of donations to cope with COVID-19
The manager of the Prince Albert SPCA says COVID-19 has presented their operations with a number of challenges.Animal shelters are among the latest businesses to be declared an essential service but t...
Apr 06, 2020 (Facebook/Prince Albert SPCA)
Four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 81 recoveries
There are four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total patient number to 253. There are 169 active cases, which may be overestimated based on recovery information available...
Apr 06, 2020 Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)
Virtual council meeting in Melfort the new reality amid COVID-19
The City of Melfort is hosting its first council meeting outside of chambers Monday, April 6.The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the need for a virtual meeting."This evening will be our first ever v...
Apr 06, 2020 For the first time ever, the City of Melfort is hosting a council meeting online (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA - Wearing a simple cloth mask is a way for someone who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to avoid spreading the illness to others, Canada's top public-health doctor said Monday.Dr. There...
Apr 06, 2020
First COVID-19 case in James Smith Cree Nation
James Smith Cree Nation has its first confirmed case of COVID-19.A public notice signed by Chief Wally Burns was sent to community members on Sunday, April 5. It said the individual was tested on Frid...
Apr 05, 2020 Stores that are still open, like pharmacies, have taken extra precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 virus adds uncertainty for seasonal operations
Golf courses in Prince Albert and the surrounding area are facing uncertainty.The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced the closure of non-essential businesses and the current weather conditions in the area...
Apr 05, 2020 Prince Albert area golf courses are facing an uncertain future with the COVID-19 situation. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
COVID-19 ushers in whole new world of student education
Local teachers - like their counterparts across the country- are trying to get up to speed on a whole new way of doing their job as they prepare supplemental opportunities for students. We're really b...
Apr 05, 2020 Classroom based education as we know it is on hold because of COVID-19 and teachers have been reaching out to families on how best to offer supplemental learning.(file photo/paNOW)