Health

Of total 1,595 COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, 601 are in communal living settings

There are six new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,595.One of the previously counted cases was removed as it was out of province. The new cases are located in the Nort...

Aug 21, 2020

Planned service disruption at Collaborative Emergency Centre in Spiritwood

The Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) in Spiritwood has announced there will be a planned service disruption for approximately a month.According to a media release from the Saskatchewan Health Auth...

Aug 21, 2020

Health sciences association, SAHO ratify deal

The Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS) and the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations have ratified a new six-year contract.The new collective bargaining agreement is retroac...

Aug 20, 2020

‘The shame of the country:’ 2020s reported overdose deaths tentatively break records, and it’s only August

Prairie Harm Reduction Executive Director Jason Mercredi says overdose deaths in Saskatchewan are "the epidemic within the pandemic.""We need real-time action, and we need it now," Mercredi told 650 C...

Aug 19, 2020

Battleford and Poundmaker Cree Nation approve water supply agreement

Battleford, Poundmaker Cree Nation (PCN) and Indigenous Services Canada have come to a Water Supply Agreement, which will result in the construction of a pipeline supplying potable water to PCN.The ag...

Aug 19, 2020

Tuberculosis found in person who was at Melfort McDonald's

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has confirmed that there's been a case of tuberculosis in Melfort.An email to northeastNOW from the SHA didn't say specifically where the case was in the city, ...

Aug 19, 2020

One more COVID case in Saskatchewan, total amount at 1,582

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,582.The new case is in the Saskatoon zone. Of the total cases, 157 are active. There have been 1,403 recoveries. Eight...

Aug 18, 2020

Keeping sick people out of schools needs to be priority, Shahab says

As classes get set to resume, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says the big priority needs to be keeping sick people out of schools.Speaking on Gormley on Tuesday morning, Dr. Saqib Shahab ...

Aug 18, 2020

Turtleford SARCAN facility temporarily closed after employee tests positive for COVID

SARCAN Recycling has closed its Turtleford facility, located at 200 - Third Avenue South after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. In a news statement on Aug. 16, SARCAN reported the employee is...

Aug 17, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 in the province

There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total amount to 1,581.The new case is in the South West zone. Of the total cases, 172 are active. There have been 1,387 recoveries. Eigh...

Aug 17, 2020