Health

‘Demoralizing:’ Nurses’ union frustrated with province’s COVID response

Nurses in the province are feeling disappointed and demoralized after Thursday's COVID-19 update.Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president and registered nurse Tracy Zambory said nurses are "very t...

Dec 31, 2021

Record number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan

The province is ending 2021 with a record, but not one they want. They're reporting 735 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, ahead of the 650 cases reported back in October, however, 241 o...

Dec 31, 2021

COVID vaccine walk-in clinics set up in northern communities over holiday weekend

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be providing COVID-19 vaccine clinics to northern communities over the holiday weekend.Both walk-in and booked clinic appointments spots are available from...

Dec 29, 2021

Active COVID-19 numbers nearly double over holidays

After a holiday break that started on Christmas Eve, the government of Saskatchewan has released all of the COVID-19 data from each of the past five days. Since Dec. 23, active cases have almost doubl...

Dec 28, 2021

Northern communities on pace for fewer drug-related deaths, suspected deaths still being investigated

As the year comes to a close, multiple northern communities appear to be on pace to see a drop in the number of drug-related deaths.From January to November, Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Lloyd...

Dec 28, 2021

Omicron found in P.A. wastewater, no levels in North Battleford

It appears the Omicron variant may have finally made its way to Prince Albert.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the community to determine how pr...

Dec 27, 2021

Proportional eating recommended during the holidays

During the Christmas season, our team at Pattison Media is once again producing positive stories based around holiday traditions and accomplishments for the region.Ahead of Christmas Day, here's a dis...

Dec 24, 2021

New COVID-19 cases back up to triple digits

For the first time since Nov. 26, daily new cases of COVID-19 exceeded 100 cases with the government reporting 105 confirmed today.Nine new cases were identified in the northern zones of the province;...

Dec 22, 2021

Shahab recommends caution, not restrictions, amid potential Omicron surge

Saskatchewan's top doctor says Omicron numbers are expected to rise in the province - it's just a question of when and how much.Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says Omicron is also all b...

Dec 22, 2021

Of 67 new COVID-19 cases in province, four reported in northern zones; one death

As of Dec. 21, there are 67 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 30 cases are among unvaccinated individuals.Four new cases are located in northern Saskatchewan; the North West (two) and North East (two)....

Dec 21, 2021