Health

MRI services expanded for patients in central and northern Saskatchewan

Patients in central and northern Saskatchewan will have more access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services after Mayfair Diagnostics began delivering services in mid-August.In a release, the Min...

Sep 15, 2020

Ten new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan

There are 10 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more recoveries in Saskatchewan.According to a media release, the new cases are located in the Saskatoon (eight) and Central East (two) zones.To date, there h...

Sep 15, 2020

Eight new cases of COVID-19, one new recovery in Saskatchewan

The province has recorded eight new cases of COVID-19.The cases are located in the Saskatoon (six), South West (one) and South Central (one) zones.Three cases from last week were removed from the prov...

Sep 14, 2020

Saskatchewan’s top doctor reacts to anti-mask protests

Over the past few months, wearing a face mask has been a controversial subject for some.Across the province, multiple protests have taken place with people coming out against mandatory mask laws.Dr. S...

Sep 14, 2020

Sexual assault agencies' representatives show support for victims' voices

Several sexual assault agencies from the Battlefords, Saskatoon and Regina are standing together behind the creators of the Victims Voices Regina Instagram Page. Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Ce...

Sep 12, 2020

Shahab reflects on first six months of pandemic in Saskatchewan

Six months ago, many people in Saskatchewan had never heard of terms like social distancing or effective reproductive number. They never considered wearing a face mask to the grocery store.Things have...

Sep 11, 2020

Province records 13 new cases of COVID-19, five more recoveries

There are 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,688 reported cases. The new cases are in the Far North East (one), Saskatoon (four), Central East (seven) and Regina ...

Sep 11, 2020

Advocates say many people's mental health impacted by pandemic

Battlefords area mental health advocates say many people's mental health is being impacted by the pandemic, so it's important they get the help they need.With today marking Suicide Prevention Day arou...

Sep 10, 2020

Drive-through COVID-19 test site wildly busy on first day, SHA staying the course for now

It seems the new drive-through COVID-19 testing centre was the hot ticket in Regina on Tuesday afternoon.The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Wednesday it opened up all six lanes of the testing cent...

Sep 10, 2020

Microbiologist warns against complacency despite success with COVID-19

Despite low case numbers of COVID-19, Dr. Joseph Blondeau warned the public not to get complacent and to continue following public health guidelines.The University of Saskatchewan microbiologist said ...

Sep 09, 2020