Health

Sask. schools to remain open despite COVID-19 concerns

Saskatchewan schools are staying open for the time being in spite of concerns over the spread of COVID-19.The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, made the announcement Sunday at...

Mar 15, 2020

Sask. schools to remain open despite COVID-19 concerns

Saskatchewan schools are staying open for the time being in spite of concerns over the spread of COVID-19.The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, made the announcement Sunday at...

Mar 15, 2020 (CJME News Staff)

Prince Albert will have COVID testing from Monday: SHA specialists offer update

A testing centre for COVID-19 will open in Prince Albert on Monday. Like the other two that are open in this province - in Saskatoon and Regina - it will be for referrals only and not for walk-in test...

Mar 14, 2020

Prince Albert will have COVID testing from Monday: SHA specialists offer update

A testing centre for COVID-19 will open in Prince Albert on Monday. Like the other two that are open in this province - in Saskatoon and Regina - it will be for referrals only and not for walk-in test...

Mar 14, 2020

Prince Albert will have COVID testing from Monday: SHA specialists offer update

A testing centre for COVID-19 will open in Prince Albert on Monday. Like the other two that are open in this province - in Saskatoon and Regina - it will be for referrals only and not for walk-in test...

Mar 14, 2020

Prince Albert will have COVID testing from Monday: SHA specialists offer update

A testing centre for COVID-19 will open in Prince Albert on Monday. Like the other two that are open in this province - in Saskatoon and Regina - it will be for referrals only and not for walk-in test...

Mar 14, 2020 SHA experts address the media Saturday.(Submitted photo/Amanda Purcell)

COVID-19 case confirmed in northern Sask

It appears Saskatchewan's north has it's first case of COVID-19. It is in the community of Southend.A notice put out in the community by the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) Saturday sai...

Mar 14, 2020 NITHA issued a notice in the community of Southend on Saturday saying a presumptive case of COVID-19 has been identified. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

5th Annual Doctor's Gala postponed

The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) has postponed the 5th Annual Mann Northway Doctor's Gala scheduled for April 18 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.A media release from the VHF said they had no choice b...

Mar 14, 2020 Dr. Lalita Malhotra and her late husband Dr. Tilak Malhotra were going to be celebrated at the annual Doctor's Gala in April. (Submitted photo/ VHF)

Saskatoon man still quarantined after coronavirus scare on cruise ship

Last week, Saskatoon's Al Stickney was a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise ship that had 21 confirmed cases of coronavirus.Currently, Stickney, his wife Heather and the 226 other Canadians who we...

Mar 14, 2020

Saskatoon man still quarantined after coronavirus scare on cruise ship

Last week, Saskatoon's Al Stickney was a passenger on the Grand Princess cruise ship that had 21 confirmed cases of coronavirus.Currently, Stickney, his wife Heather and the 226 other Canadians who we...

Mar 14, 2020 Al Stickney. (Facebook)