The Saskatchewan NDP wants the province to make sure staff at long term care and group homes are only working in one facility. Opposition Leader Ryan Meili says federal guidelines recommend cohorting which means grouping staff by ward or by facility. He points out that other provinces, like B.C, have already taken this step and […]
Health Canada has approved the use of a portable, rapid-testing device for COVID-19. The Spartan Cube from Ottawa’s Spartan Bioscience is expected to help provide rapid tests for health services in rural and remote areas such as Indigenous communities. The hand-held device, about the size of a coffee cup, eliminates the need for swab samples […]
The Trudeau government has struck a deal with opposition parties to swiftly approve a massive $73-billion wage subsidy program aimed at helping businesses and workers survive the economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Passage of legislation needed to implement the program was assured Saturday after Conservatives dropped their attempt to tie the bill to the […]
It is a plan that health officials in Regina hope never comes to fruition, but if the need arises, two facilities at Evraz Place will become field hospitals. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has designated both the Affinity Plex and the International Trade Centre as locations for patients should Regina’s two hospitals become over-run. The information […]
After saying earlier in the week that he wanted COVID-19 tests in Saskatchewan to be increased at the provincial lab, Premier Moe announced Friday that the challenge had been met. Speaking during the government’s daily briefing on the pandemic, Moe said in the past 24 hours that more than 1,000 tests for the virus had […]
The Saskatchewan government is issuing a reminder for people to stay at home this weekend and not have family gatherings for Easter. Provincial chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says now is simply not the time and we must keep doing what we have been doing to limit the spread of COVID19. “It is very […]
While releasing projections on the impact COVID-19 will have on the healthcare system in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority let it be known they have four facilities ready to accomodate COVID-19 patients at the pandemic’s peak. The four locations include Regina’s two hospitals, the General and the Pasqua, as well as the Wascana […]
“I wake up each and every morning waiting for the latest numbers to come in just praying that there isn’t a death today.” That is what Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday afternoon as he spoke about the projections released by the Saskatchewan Health Authority on how COVID19 could impact Saskatchewan when it comes to deaths […]
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says nearly 400 complaints about people violating COVID-19 health orders have been made to a toll-free line. The province launched the phone line a week ago to handle pandemic-related questions not pertaining to health. It said it has since received 397 calls about potential violations. Police in Regina confirmed Tuesday […]
Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave has been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a brain bleed. The Oilers said Tuesday on their Twitter account that the brain bleed happened overnight and that Cave was in the critical care unit at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital. The 25-year-old from North Battleford has appeared in 67 career NHL […]
