The Friday update from the province on COVID-19 sees two new cases, both of them in the Central region. It brings the provincial total to 815. The province adds seven more have recovered meaning the active case total is at 43. Four people are in hospital with three receiving inpatient care and one in intensive […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is issuing a public health alert for people who visited a Saskatoon restaurant between July 1 and 4. The employee, who tested positive was working at the Canadian Brewhouse in the Stonebridge location last week. If you were at the business during the following times, you are being asked to self-monitor for […]
An advisory is being issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority after a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited some places in Lloydminster when they were likely infectious. The SHA says the person visited the Good Knight Inn and the Superlodge Motel along with Walmart and Superstore in border city between June 27 and July […]
Sportsnet is trimming its six-stop Grand Slam of Curling circuit to just two events next season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The network, which owns and operates the top-flight curling series, said Wednesday that three Canadian stops will not be held this fall as scheduled. The circuit’s American debut in January was also scrubbed. Instead […]
With the province no longer giving weekend updates on COVID-19, the numbers being released Monday show that there are nine new cases of the virus in Saskatchewan with two being reported Saturday, four on Sunday and three on Monday. Three of the nine come from the Far North with two each in the Saskatoon area […]
After reaching triple digits last month, the amount of active COVID-19 cases now sits at 71. This comes as the province announces one new case of the virus on Friday and ten new recoveries. That new case, which brings the provincial total to 796, comes from the Far North. The ten new recoveries puts the […]
As of Tuesday, changes are being made to expand visitation guidelines to facilities including acute and long-term care, personal care and group home settings. This will be in effect for all to ensure clarity for patients and residents, family and friends, and the health care staff to ensure that family and support presence can occur […]
COVID-19 has taken the life of a person in the Far North who was in their 70’s. This person is the 14th one in the province to die from the virus. The news comes as numbers from Wednesday and Thursday are released as the province announced earlier this week that daily updates would now no […]
Six new cases of COVID-19 are being announced by the province on Tuesday. Three of those cases are in the Far North with two in the North and one in the South. It brings the total number of cases in Saskatchewan to 785 and the total number of active cases to 88. Five people have […]
There is good news coming from the province for those who suffer from ALS disease. As of July 1, coverage for the drug RADICAVA will be given for eligible residents under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. Radicava is an intravenous infusion treatment for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which is a progressive nervous system disease that […]
